Information about #55A8B4 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55A8B4 presents itself as a softly balanced water-like cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toto (#519DAF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8) and Fountain Blue (#65ADB2).
The recipe behind #55A8B4 is rgb(85, 168, 180), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55A8B4: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55A8B4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#55A8B4 color variations
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#55A8B4 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55A8B4 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55A8B4 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55A8B4 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55A8B4 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #55A8B4 color
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Nearest named colors to #55A8B4
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#519DAF
#4AA8A8
#65ADB2
#609AB8
#44A9AA
#4A9CA8
#489EA8
#63B7B7
#68A0B0
#43B3AE
#4E93BA
#4DB1C8
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55A8B4
- RGB85, 168, 180
- CMYK37, 5, 0, 29
- CSSrgb(85, 168, 180)
- HSL188°, 39%, 52%
- HSL Precise187.579°, 38.776%, 51.961%
- HSV188°, 53%, 71%
- HSB188°, 53%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.659, 0.706)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.659, 0.706, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.659, 0.706)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID55A8B4
- DECIMAL ID5613748
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
