Aqua

#2fffeb

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

Aqua is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. 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 #2fffeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2fffeb

RGB47, 255, 235

HSL174, 100%, 59%

HSV174, 82%, 100%

CMYK82%, 0%, 8%, 0%

Lab90.84, -51.75, -4.15

XYZ51.93, 78.12, 90.94

Decimal3145707

Web safe#33ffff

Pantone333 C

Shades of aqua

#00f8e0 #00ddc7 #00c1af #00a696 #008b7e #007065 #00554d #003a34 #001f1c

Tints of aqua

#55ffef #7bfff2 #8efff4 #a1fff6 #b4fff8 #c7fffa #dafffb #edfffd

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff2f43 Analogous#2fff83 Analogous#2fabff Triadic#eb2fff Triadic#ffeb2f Split complementary#ff2fab Split complementary#ff832f

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 82, 0, 8, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 0 8 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 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 #2fffeb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #2fffeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2fffeb 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 #2fffeb 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 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 #2fffeb 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

The figures for #2fffeb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.