#55AA9C Color

#55AA9C is rgb(85, 170, 156) in RGB and hsl(170, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AA9C

HEX#55AA9C

RGBrgb(85, 170, 156)

HSLhsl(170, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(170, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.086 181.6)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 8%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AA9C 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 text7.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AA9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AA9C Complementary#AA5563 Analogous#55AA71 Analogous#558EAA Triadic#9C55AA Triadic#AA9C55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AA9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB6A9 #85C1B7 #9DCDC5 #B1D8D1 #C9E4DF #E0F0ED

Shades

#499286 #3F7D73 #33665D #29514B #1D3A35 #132522

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