What color is #55A9D6?

#55A9D6 is a moderate azure known as Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cousteau?

The RGB value is 85, 169, 214: 85 red, 169 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cousteau?

The complementary color is #D68255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cousteau color: hex code #55A9D6

#55A9D6 rgb(85, 169, 214)

Shades of blue

Cousteau has the hex code #55A9D6. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 66.3% green and 83.9% blue (85, 169, 214).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 61% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

Cousteau (#55A9D6) color codes

HEX	`#55A9D6`
RGB	`rgb(85, 169, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 66.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 61%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 60%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -12.21, -30.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 32.82, 248.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.067, 35.159, 68.807)`
Decimal	`5614038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cousteau, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55A9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55A9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55A9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a9d6; }
.text { color: #55a9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 169 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a9d6, #5568d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

See #55A9D6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55A9D6?: #55A9D6 is a moderate azure known as Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cousteau?: The RGB value is 85, 169, 214: 85 red, 169 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cousteau?: The complementary color is #D68255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.