Information about #55A1B6 color

#55A1B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55A1B6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 161, 182) — 33.3% red, 63.1% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 8 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#55A1B6 is a softly balanced cyan that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Toto (#519DAF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shakespeare (#609AB8) and Hemisphere (#4E93BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 161, 182)), which gives #55A1B6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55A1B6: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55A1B6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55A1B6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#55A1B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55A1B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55A1B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55A1B6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#55A1B6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #55A1B6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

#55A1B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55A1B6
  • RGB85, 161, 182
  • CMYK38, 8, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(85, 161, 182)
  • HSL193°, 40%, 52%
  • HSL Precise192.99°, 39.918%, 52.353%
  • HSV193°, 53%, 71%
  • HSB193°, 53%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.631, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.631, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.631, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55A1B6
  • DECIMAL ID5611958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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