#55AAB9 Color

#55AAB9 is rgb(85, 170, 185) in RGB and hsl(189, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AAB9

HEX#55AAB9

RGBrgb(85, 170, 185)

HSLhsl(189, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(189, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.085 210.5)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 8%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AAB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AAB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AAB9 Complementary#B96455 Analogous#55B996 Analogous#5578B9 Triadic#B955AA Triadic#AAB955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AAB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB5C2 #84C2CD #9ACDD6 #B3D9E0 #C9E4E9 #E2F1F3

Shades

#4498A7 #3A818D #2F6A74 #25525B #1B3B41 #102428

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