#55BAD8 Color

#55BAD8 is rgb(85, 186, 216) in RGB and hsl(194, 63%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55BAD8

HEX#55BAD8

RGBrgb(85, 186, 216)

HSLhsl(194, 63%, 59%)

HSVhsv(194, 61%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.103 220.3)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55BAD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55BAD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55BAD8 Complementary#D87355 Analogous#55D8B5 Analogous#5578D8 Triadic#D855BA Triadic#BAD855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55BAD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EC4DE #82CCE3 #9BD6E8 #B0DFED #C9E9F3 #DEF1F7

Shades

#33ACD1 #2992B3 #217791 #1A5F74 #134453 #0B2932

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