Information about #55B4B4 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55B4B4 presents itself as a mildly saturated aqua cyan — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Teal (#63B7B7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fountain Blue (#65ADB2) and Puerto Rico (#59BAA3).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(85, 180, 180)), which gives #55B4B4 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#55B4B4 color variations
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#55B4B4 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55B4B4 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55B4B4 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55B4B4 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55B4B4 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #55B4B4 color
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Nearest named colors to #55B4B4
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#63B7B7
#65ADB2
#59BAA3
#43B3AE
#4AA8A8
#4DB1C8
#44A9AA
#6AB9BB
#519DAF
#6DB6AD
#5FC9BF
#43A8C5
#55B4B4 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55B4B4
- RGB85, 180, 180
- CMYK37, 0, 0, 29
- CSSrgb(85, 180, 180)
- HSL180°, 39%, 52%
- HSL Precise180°, 38.776%, 51.961%
- HSV180°, 53%, 71%
- HSB180°, 53%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.706, 0.706)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.706, 0.706, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.706, 0.706)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID55B4B4
- DECIMAL ID5616820
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
