#55A9B9 Color

#55A9B9 is rgb(85, 169, 185) in RGB and hsl(190, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A9B9

HEX#55A9B9

RGBrgb(85, 169, 185)

HSLhsl(190, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(190, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.084 211.6)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 9%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A9B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A9B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A9B9 Complementary#B96655 Analogous#55B998 Analogous#5576B9 Triadic#B955A9 Triadic#A9B955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A9B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB4C2 #84C1CD #9ACCD6 #B3D8E0 #C9E3E9 #E2F0F3

Shades

#4496A7 #3A7F8D #2F6874 #25525B #1B3B41 #102428

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