#55a7a2

Color #55a7a2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.31 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#55a7a2

RGB

rgb(85, 167, 162)

HSL

hsl(176.3, 32.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.3, 49.1%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.1%, 0%, 3%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.49, -26.22, -5.13)

LCH

lch(63.49, 26.72, 191.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0807, 190.21)

HWB

hwb(176.3, 33.3%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7555a

Analogous

#55a779

#55a7a2

#5583a7

Triadic

#55a7a2

#a255a7

#a7a255

Split-complementary

#55a7a2

#a75583

#a77955

Tetradic

#55a7a2

#555aa7

#a7555a

#a7a255

Square

#55a7a2

#7955a7

#a7555a

#83a755

Shades

Color #55a7a2 mixed toward black.

#478b87

#396f6c

#2b5351

#1c3836

#0e1c1b

Tints

Color #55a7a2 mixed toward white.

#71b6b2

#8dc5c1

#aad3d1

#c6e2e0

#e3f0f0

Tones

Color #55a7a2 mixed toward gray.

#5ca09c

#639996

#699290

#708c8a

#778584

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

#8182a3 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#7c75a4 · ΔE 31.1

Tritanopia

#5ba4a4 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55a7a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a7a2]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#55a7a2 (#55a7a2) is rgb(85, 167, 162) in RGB.

No, #55a7a2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #55a7a2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast