#55a5b6

Color #55a5b6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#55a5b6

RGB

rgb(85, 165, 182)

HSL

hsl(190.5, 39.9%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.5, 53.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(63.52, -19.69, -16.28)

LCH

lch(63.52, 25.55, 219.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.082, 213.26)

HWB

hwb(190.5, 33.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b66655

Analogous

#55b697

#55a5b6

#5575b6

Triadic

#55a5b6

#b655a5

#a5b655

Split-complementary

#55a5b6

#b65575

#b69755

Tetradic

#55a5b6

#6655b6

#b66655

#a5b655

Square

#55a5b6

#9755b6

#b66655

#75b655

Shades

Color #55a5b6 mixed toward black.

#438c9c

#36707d

#28545d

#1b383e

#0d1c1f

Tints

Color #55a5b6 mixed toward white.

#71b4c2

#8ec3ce

#aad2db

#c6e1e7

#e3f0f3

Tones

Color #55a5b6 mixed toward gray.

#5da0ae

#659ba6

#6d959e

#759096

#7e8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080b2 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#7b75b1 · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#5bafae · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55a5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a5b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#55a5b6 (#55a5b6) is rgb(85, 165, 182) in RGB.

No, #55a5b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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