#55AA8B Color

#55AA8B is rgb(85, 170, 139) in RGB and hsl(158, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AA8B

HEX#55AA8B

RGBrgb(85, 170, 139)

HSLhsl(158, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(158, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.096 167.4)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 18%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AA8B 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 text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AA8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AA8B Complementary#AA5574 Analogous#55AA61 Analogous#559EAA Triadic#8B55AA Triadic#AA8B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AA8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB69B #85C1AB #9DCDBC #B1D8CA #C9E4DA #E0F0EA

Shades

#499277 #3F7D67 #336653 #295143 #1D3A2F #13251F

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