#55AFA5 Color

#55AFA5 is rgb(85, 175, 165) in RGB and hsl(173, 36%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AFA5

HEX#55AFA5

RGBrgb(85, 175, 165)

HSLhsl(173, 36%, 51%)

HSVhsv(173, 51%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.088 185.8)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 6%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AFA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AFA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AFA5 Complementary#AF5560 Analogous#55AF78 Analogous#558DAF Triadic#A555AF Triadic#AFA555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AFA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DBAB1 #82C4BD #9AD0C9 #B3DBD6 #CBE7E3 #E0F0EE

Shades

#48998F #3E847C #336C65 #27534E #1C3B37 #122624

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