Aqua

#0efdff

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

This is Aqua, a vivid teal at 180 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #0efdff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0efdff

RGB14, 253, 255

HSL180, 100%, 53%

HSV180, 95%, 100%

CMYK95%, 1%, 0%, 0%

Lab90.58, -46.93, -14.94

XYZ53.36, 77.56, 106.77

Decimal982527

Web safe#00ffff

Pantone3252 C

Shades of aqua

#00f3f5 #00dbdd #00c4c5 #00acae #009596 #007d7e #006566 #004e4e #003636 #001e1f

Tints of aqua

#24fdff #3bfdff #51feff #67feff #7efeff #94feff #aafeff #c1feff #d7ffff #edffff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff100e Analogous#0eff88 Analogous#0e85ff Triadic#ff0efd Triadic#fdff0e Split complementary#ff0e85 Split complementary#ff880e

Aqua in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 95, 1, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0efdff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 1 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 5 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 #0efdff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0efdff; }
.text { color: #0efdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0efdff; }

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 #0efdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0efdff 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 #0efdff 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 #0efdff 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 #0efdff are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.