Aqua

#02f8ff

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for aqua, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Aqua is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #02f8ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#02f8ff

RGB2, 248, 255

HSL182, 100%, 50%

HSV182, 99%, 100%

CMYK99%, 3%, 0%, 0%

Lab89.1, -45.0, -17.17

XYZ51.64, 74.37, 106.24

Decimal194815

Web safe#00ffff

Pantone319 C

Shades of aqua

#00e4ea #00ced4 #00b8bd #00a2a6 #008c90 #007679 #006063 #004a4c #003435 #001e1f

Tints of aqua

#1af9ff #31f9ff #49faff #60fbff #78fbff #8ffcff #a7fdff #befdff #d6feff #edffff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff0902 Analogous#02ff87 Analogous#027aff Triadic#ff02f8 Triadic#f8ff02 Split complementary#ff0279 Split complementary#ff8702

Aqua in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 99, 3, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #02f8ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 3 0 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 7 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Aqua in css

Copy #02f8ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #02f8ff; }
.text { color: #02f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02f8ff; }

How aqua looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Aqua and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #02f8ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #02f8ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aqua on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #02f8ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around aqua? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn aqua into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #02f8ff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from aqua, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #02f8ff are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.