#55AA99 Color

#55AA99 is rgb(85, 170, 153) in RGB and hsl(168, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AA99

HEX#55AA99

RGBrgb(85, 170, 153)

HSLhsl(168, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(168, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.087 178.8)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AA99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AA99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AA99 Complementary#AA5566 Analogous#55AA6F Analogous#5590AA Triadic#9955AA Triadic#AA9955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AA99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB6A7 #85C1B5 #9DCDC4 #B1D8D0 #C9E4DE #E0F0ED

Shades

#499283 #3F7D71 #33665C #295149 #1D3A34 #132522

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