#55B4AE Color

#55B4AE is rgb(85, 180, 174) in RGB and hsl(176, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B4AE

HEX#55B4AE

RGBrgb(85, 180, 174)

HSLhsl(176, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(176, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.09 189.8)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 3%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B4AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B4AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B4AE Complementary#B4555B Analogous#55B47E Analogous#558BB4 Triadic#AE55B4 Triadic#B4AE55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B4AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EBFBA #83C9C4 #9CD3D0 #B1DDDA #CAE8E6 #DFF1F0

Shades

#46A09A #3B8782 #306E6A #275955 #1C403D #112726

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