#55AA8C Color

#55AA8C is rgb(85, 170, 140) in RGB and hsl(159, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AA8C

HEX#55AA8C

RGBrgb(85, 170, 140)

HSLhsl(159, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(159, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.095 168.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AA8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AA8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AA8C Complementary#AA5573 Analogous#55AA62 Analogous#559DAA Triadic#8C55AA Triadic#AA8C55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AA8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB69C #85C1AC #9DCDBC #B1D8CA #C9E4DA #E0F0EA

Shades

#499279 #3F7D68 #336654 #295143 #1D3A30 #13251F

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