#55A6C3 Color

#55A6C3 is rgb(85, 166, 195) in RGB and hsl(196, 48%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A6C3

HEX#55A6C3

RGBrgb(85, 166, 195)

HSLhsl(196, 48%, 55%)

HSVhsv(196, 56%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.09 223.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A6C3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A6C3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A6C3 Complementary#C37355 Analogous#55C3AA Analogous#556FC3 Triadic#C355A6 Triadic#A6C355

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A6C3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB2CB #82BED3 #99CADB #B4D7E4 #CAE3EC #E1EFF4

Shades

#4096B5 #357D97 #2C677D #225162 #193B48 #0F222A

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