#55A5A5 Color

#55A5A5 is rgb(85, 165, 165) in RGB and hsl(180, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A5A5

HEX#55A5A5

RGBrgb(85, 165, 165)

HSLhsl(180, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(180, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.079 195.4)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A5A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A5A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A5A5 Complementary#A55555 Analogous#55A57D Analogous#557DA5 Triadic#A555A5 Triadic#A5A555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A5A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3B3 #82BFBF #9ACBCB #B2D7D7 #C9E3E3 #E1EFEF

Shades

#4B9191 #3E7979 #346565 #284D4D #1D3939 #112222

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