#55B9DD Color

#55B9DD is rgb(85, 185, 221) in RGB and hsl(196, 67%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B9DD

HEX#55B9DD

RGBrgb(85, 185, 221)

HSLhsl(196, 67%, 60%)

HSVhsv(196, 62%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(74% 0.106 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 16%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B9DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B9DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B9DD Complementary#DD7955 Analogous#55DDBD Analogous#5575DD Triadic#DD55B9 Triadic#B9DD55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B9DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6AC2E2 #84CCE7 #99D5EB #B2DFF0 #C8E8F4 #E1F3F9

Shades

#33ABD7 #2593BB #1E7999 #185E77 #114355 #0A2833

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