What color is #559AA4?

#559AA4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559AA4?

The RGB value is 85, 154, 164: 85 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559AA4?

The complementary color is #A45F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559AA4 color

#559AA4 rgb(85, 154, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #559AA4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (85, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#559AA4 color codes

HEX	`#559AA4`
RGB	`rgb(85, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -19.02, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 22.49, 212.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22, 27.721, 39.306)`
Decimal	`5610148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559AA4, 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 #559AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	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 #559AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559aa4; }
.text { color: #559aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559aa4, #5572a4); }

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Questions

What color is #559AA4?: #559AA4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559AA4?: The RGB value is 85, 154, 164: 85 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559AA4?: The complementary color is #A45F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.