Aqua

#20ffeb

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

Aqua lands where green meets blue, mid and vivid. 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 #20ffeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#20ffeb
RGB32, 255, 235
HSL175, 100%, 56%
HSV175, 87%, 100%
CMYK87%, 0%, 8%, 0%
Lab90.7, -52.68, -4.36
XYZ51.35, 77.83, 90.91
Decimal2162667
Web safe#33ffff
Pantone333 C
Pantone333 CHex#20ffebRgb32 255 235Cmyk87 0 8 0Lab91 -53 -4Darker#009083Deep#00d8c4Lighter#6ff7eb

Shades of aqua

Tints of aqua

Colors that go with aqua

Aqua in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 87, 0, 8, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #20ffeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
87 0 8 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
84 4 11 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Aqua in css

Copy #20ffeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #20ffeb; }
.text { color: #20ffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20ffeb; }

How aqua looks on light and dark

Aqua and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #20ffeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #20ffeb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aqua on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #20ffeb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn aqua into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #20ffeb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #20ffeb are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.