#55A8AA Color

#55A8AA is rgb(85, 168, 170) in RGB and hsl(181, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A8AA

HEX#55A8AA

RGBrgb(85, 168, 170)

HSLhsl(181, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(181, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.081 197.5)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 1%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A8AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A8AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A8AA Complementary#AA5755 Analogous#55AA81 Analogous#557EAA Triadic#AA55A8 Triadic#A8AA55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A8AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB4B6 #85C0C1 #9DCDCD #B1D7D8 #C9E3E4 #E0EFF0

Shades

#499192 #3F7C7D #336566 #295151 #1D393A #132525

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