Light sea green

#3aa9aa

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

This is Light sea green, a soft teal at 181 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.

Light sea green color values

Every conversion for #3aa9aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3aa9aa

RGB58, 169, 170

HSL181, 49%, 45%

HSV181, 66%, 67%

CMYK66%, 1%, 0%, 33%

Lab63.49, -30.2, -9.71

XYZ23.19, 32.18, 43.02

Decimal3844522

Web safe#339999

Pantone320 C

Shades of light sea green

#359a9b #308c8d #2b7d7e #266e6f #216060 #1c5152 #174343 #123434 #0d2526 #081717

Tints of light sea green

#41bdbe #54c4c5 #68cbcb #7cd1d2 #8fd8d9 #a3dfe0 #b7e6e6 #caeded #def4f4 #f2fafa

Colors that go with light sea green

Complementary#aa3b3a Analogous#3aaa73 Analogous#3a71aa Triadic#aa3aa9 Triadic#a9aa3a Split complementary#aa3a71 Split complementary#aa733a

Light sea green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 1, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3aa9aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 1 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 5 4 39

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light sea green in css

Copy #3aa9aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3aa9aa; }
.text { color: #3aa9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3aa9aa; }

How light sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3aa9aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3aa9aa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3aa9aa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3aa9aa 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 light sea green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3aa9aa is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.