#55A5B9 Color

#55A5B9 is rgb(85, 165, 185) in RGB and hsl(192, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A5B9

HEX#55A5B9

RGBrgb(85, 165, 185)

HSLhsl(192, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(192, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.083 216.2)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A5B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A5B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A5B9 Complementary#B96955 Analogous#55B99B Analogous#5573B9 Triadic#B955A5 Triadic#A5B955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A5B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB1C2 #84BECD #9ACAD6 #B3D7E0 #C9E2E9 #E2F0F3

Shades

#4493A7 #3A7D8D #2F6674 #25505B #1B3941 #102328

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