#55A5AF Color
#55A5AF is rgb(85, 165, 175) in RGB and hsl(187, 36%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.
#55A5AF
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#55A5AFRGB
rgb(85, 165, 175)HSL
hsl(187, 36%, 51%)HSV
hsv(187, 51%, 69%)OKLCH
oklch(67.5% 0.08 206.1)CMYK
cmyk(51%, 6%, 0%, 31%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A5AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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