#55AFBE Color

#55AFBE is rgb(85, 175, 190) in RGB and hsl(189, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AFBE

HEX#55AFBE

RGBrgb(85, 175, 190)

HSLhsl(189, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(189, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.088 209.8)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 8%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#55AFBE Complementary#BE6555 Analogous#55BE9A Analogous#557ABE Triadic#BE55AF Triadic#AFBE55

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6BB9C7 #85C5D1 #9BD0D9 #B1DAE2 #C8E5EA #E1F1F4

Shades

#429EAE #388694 #2E6F7A #23545C #193C43 #0F2529

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