#55BCD8 Color

#55BCD8 is rgb(85, 188, 216) in RGB and hsl(193, 63%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55BCD8

HEX#55BCD8

RGBrgb(85, 188, 216)

HSLhsl(193, 63%, 59%)

HSVhsv(193, 61%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.103 218.5)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 13%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55BCD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55BCD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55BCD8 Complementary#D87155 Analogous#55D8B3 Analogous#557AD8 Triadic#D855BC Triadic#BCD855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55BCD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EC6DE #82CEE3 #9BD8E8 #B0E0ED #C9EAF3 #DEF2F7

Shades

#33AFD1 #2995B3 #217991 #1A6174 #134553 #0B2A32

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