#55AFA8 Color

#55AFA8 is rgb(85, 175, 168) in RGB and hsl(175, 36%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AFA8

HEX#55AFA8

RGBrgb(85, 175, 168)

HSLhsl(175, 36%, 51%)

HSVhsv(175, 51%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.087 188.6)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AFA8 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 text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AFA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AFA8 Complementary#AF555D Analogous#55AF7B Analogous#558AAF Triadic#A855AF Triadic#AFA855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AFA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DBAB4 #82C4BF #9AD0CB #B3DBD8 #CBE7E4 #E0F0EF

Shades

#489992 #3E847E #336C67 #275350 #1C3B38 #122624

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