#55B1B9 Color

#55B1B9 is rgb(85, 177, 185) in RGB and hsl(185, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B1B9

HEX#55B1B9

RGBrgb(85, 177, 185)

HSLhsl(185, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(185, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.088 203)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 4%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B1B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B1B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B1B9 Complementary#B95D55 Analogous#55B990 Analogous#557FB9 Triadic#B955B1 Triadic#B1B955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B1B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBBC2 #84C7CD #9AD1D6 #B3DCE0 #C9E6E9 #E2F2F3

Shades

#449EA7 #3A868D #2F6E74 #25565B #1B3E41 #102628

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