#55B99D Color

#55B99D is rgb(85, 185, 157) in RGB and hsl(163, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B99D

HEX#55B99D

RGBrgb(85, 185, 157)

HSLhsl(163, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(163, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.103 172.4)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B99D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B99D Complementary#B95571 Analogous#55B96B Analogous#55A4B9 Triadic#9D55B9 Triadic#B99D55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC2A9 #84CDB8 #9AD6C5 #B3E0D3 #C9E9E0 #E2F3EE

Shades

#44A78B #3A8D76 #2F7460 #255B4B #1B4136 #102821

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