#55B4A9 Color

#55B4A9 is rgb(85, 180, 169) in RGB and hsl(173, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B4A9

HEX#55B4A9

RGBrgb(85, 180, 169)

HSLhsl(173, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(173, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.092 185.3)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B4A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B4A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B4A9 Complementary#B45560 Analogous#55B479 Analogous#5590B4 Triadic#A955B4 Triadic#B4A955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B4A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EBFB6 #83C9C0 #9CD3CD #B1DDD8 #CAE8E4 #DFF1EF

Shades

#46A095 #3B877E #306E67 #275953 #1C403C #112724

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