Aquamarine

#2affc3

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

Aquamarine is a mid teal, confident 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.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #2affc3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2affc3
RGB42, 255, 195
HSL163, 100%, 58%
HSV163, 84%, 100%
CMYK84%, 0%, 24%, 0%
Lab89.84, -62.03, 15.09
XYZ46.57, 75.95, 63.84
Decimal2817987
Web safe#33ffcc
Pantone3385 C
Pantone3385 CHex#2affc3Rgb42 255 195Cmyk84 0 24 0Lab90 -62 15Darker#009a6fDeep#00e2a2Lighter#78f8d4

Shades of aquamarine

Tints of aquamarine

Colors that go with aquamarine

Aquamarine 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 84, 0, 24, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2affc3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
84 0 24 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
81 4 26 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.

Aquamarine in css

Copy #2affc3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2affc3; }
.text { color: #2affc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2affc3; }

How aquamarine looks on light and dark

Aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2affc3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.19:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2affc3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2affc3 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 aquamarine? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2affc3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2affc3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.