#55A8BE Color

#55A8BE is rgb(85, 168, 190) in RGB and hsl(193, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A8BE

HEX#55A8BE

RGBrgb(85, 168, 190)

HSLhsl(193, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(193, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.087 217.4)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 12%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A8BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A8BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A8BE Complementary#BE6C55 Analogous#55BEA1 Analogous#5573BE Triadic#BE55A8 Triadic#A8BE55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A8BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3C7 #85C0D1 #9BCCD9 #B1D7E2 #C8E3EA #E1F0F4

Shades

#4296AE #388094 #2E6A7A #23505C #193A43 #0F2329

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