Information about #55AAB9 color

#55AAB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55AAB9 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 170, 185) (33.3% red, 66.7% green, 72.5% blue), or CMYK 39 / 6 / 0 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55AAB9 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Toto (#519DAF). Slightly further away sit Fountain Blue (#65ADB2) and Viking (#4DB1C8).

The recipe behind #55AAB9 is rgb(85, 170, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55AAB9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55AAB9 color variations

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#55AAB9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55AAB9

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

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55AAB9
  • RGB85, 170, 185
  • CMYK39, 6, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(85, 170, 185)
  • HSL189°, 42%, 53%
  • HSL Precise189°, 41.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV189°, 54%, 73%
  • HSB189°, 54%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.667, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.667, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.667, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55AAB9
  • DECIMAL ID5614265
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01