What color is #55ABAE?

#55ABAE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55ABAE?

The RGB value is 85, 171, 174: 85 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55ABAE?

The complementary color is #AE5855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55ABAE color

#55ABAE rgb(85, 171, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55ABAE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (85, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#55ABAE color codes

HEX	`#55ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(85, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 35%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 51%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, -25, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 26.75, 200.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.946, 34.111, 45.253)`
Decimal	`5614510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55ABAE, 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 #55ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #55ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55abae; }
.text { color: #55abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55abae, #557fae); }

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Questions

What color is #55ABAE?: #55ABAE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55ABAE?: The RGB value is 85, 171, 174: 85 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55ABAE?: The complementary color is #AE5855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.