#55979D

#55979D

Color Values

HEX

#55979D

RGB

85, 151, 157

HSL

185.0, 29.8%, 47.5%

HSV

185.0, 45.9%, 61.6%

CMYK

45.9%, 3.8%, 0.0%, 38.4%

OKLCH

0.6349 0.0679 203.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55979D

#9D5B55

Analogous

#559D7F

#55739D

#55979D

Triadic

#55979D

#9D5597

#979D55

Split Complementary

#55979D

#9D5573

#9D7F55

Tetradic

#55979D

#7F559D

#9D5B55

#739D55

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55979D

Protanopia

#72729C

Deuteranopia

#6E699B

Tritanopia

#589A9A

Achromatopsia

#898989

CSS Usage

background-color: #55979D;
color: #55979D;
border-color: #55979D;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9F9
100
#E9F1F2
200
#D1E4E6
300
#B0D1D4
400
#85B8BD
500
#5A9FA5
600
#487F84
700
#39666A
800
#2D5053
900
#233B3D
950
#162527

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.33:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.3:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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