#55AF8B Color

#55AF8B is rgb(85, 175, 139) in RGB and hsl(156, 36%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AF8B

HEX#55AF8B

RGBrgb(85, 175, 139)

HSLhsl(156, 36%, 51%)

HSVhsv(156, 51%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.103 165.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 21%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AF8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AF8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AF8B Complementary#AF5579 Analogous#55AF5E Analogous#55A6AF Triadic#8B55AF Triadic#AF8B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AF8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DBA9C #82C4AA #9AD0BA #B3DBCB #CBE7DC #E0F0EA

Shades

#489978 #3E8468 #336C55 #275342 #1C3B2E #12261E

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