#55AA9E Color

#55AA9E is rgb(85, 170, 158) in RGB and hsl(172, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AA9E
HEX#55AA9E
RGBrgb(85, 170, 158)
HSLhsl(172, 33%, 50%)
HSVhsv(172, 50%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.085 183.4)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 7%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AA9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AA9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AA9EComplementary#AA5561Analogous#55AA74Analogous#558BAATriadic#9E55AATriadic#AA9E55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AA9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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