#55A6B4 Color

#55A6B4 is rgb(85, 166, 180) in RGB and hsl(189, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A6B4

HEX#55A6B4

RGBrgb(85, 166, 180)

HSLhsl(189, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(189, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.082 210.1)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 8%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A6B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A6B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A6B4 Complementary#B46355 Analogous#55B493 Analogous#5576B4 Triadic#B455A6 Triadic#A6B455

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A6B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB3BF #83BEC9 #9CCBD3 #B1D6DD #CAE3E8 #DFEEF1

Shades

#4692A0 #3B7B87 #30656E #275159 #1C3A40 #112427

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