#55B0BE Color

#55B0BE is rgb(85, 176, 190) in RGB and hsl(188, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B0BE

HEX#55B0BE

RGBrgb(85, 176, 190)

HSLhsl(188, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(188, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.089 208.7)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 7%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B0BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B0BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B0BE Complementary#BE6355 Analogous#55BE98 Analogous#557CBE Triadic#BE55B0 Triadic#B0BE55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B0BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBBC7 #85C7D1 #9BD1D9 #B1DBE2 #C8E5EA #E1F1F4

Shades

#429FAE #388894 #2E707A #23555C #193D43 #0F2529

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