What color is #55A1CF?

#55A1CF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sub-Zero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A1CF?

The RGB value is 85, 161, 207: 85 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A1CF?

The complementary color is #CF8355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A1CF color

#55A1CF rgb(85, 161, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55A1CF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 63.1% green and 81.2% blue (85, 161, 207).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 56% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sub-Zero (#57A1CE), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#55A1CF color codes

HEX	`#55A1CF`
RGB	`rgb(85, 161, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 63.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 56%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 59%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 22%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, -10.02, -30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 32.2, 251.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.749, 31.923, 63.719)`
Decimal	`5611983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A1CF, 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 #55A1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55A1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #55A1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a1cf; }
.text { color: #55a1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 161 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a1cf, #5564cf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #55A1CF?: #55A1CF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sub-Zero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A1CF?: The RGB value is 85, 161, 207: 85 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A1CF?: The complementary color is #CF8355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.