#55AEB9 Color

#55AEB9 is rgb(85, 174, 185) in RGB and hsl(187, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AEB9

HEX#55AEB9

RGBrgb(85, 174, 185)

HSLhsl(187, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(187, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.086 206.1)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AEB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AEB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AEB9 Complementary#B96155 Analogous#55B993 Analogous#557BB9 Triadic#B955AE Triadic#AEB955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AEB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB8C2 #84C4CD #9ACFD6 #B3DBE0 #C9E5E9 #E2F1F3

Shades

#449BA7 #3A838D #2F6C74 #25545B #1B3D41 #102528

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