Aqua

#3ef3ec

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 #3ef3ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3ef3ec

RGB62, 243, 236

HSL178, 88%, 60%

HSV178, 74%, 95%

CMYK74%, 0%, 3%, 5%

Lab87.57, -45.03, -9.47

XYZ49.18, 71.18, 90.5

Decimal4125676

Web safe#33ffff

Pantone3252 C

Shades of aqua

#0febe3 #0dd2ca #0bb8b1 #0a9e98 #08847f #076a66 #05504e #033735 #021d1c

Tints of aqua

#61f5ef #84f7f3 #96f8f5 #a8faf6 #b9fbf8 #cbfcfa #ddfdfc #eefefd

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#f33e45 Analogous#3ef392 Analogous#3e9ff3 Triadic#ec3ef3 Triadic#f3ec3e Split complementary#f33e9f Split complementary#f3923e

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 74, 0, 3, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3ef3ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 0 3 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 4 7 11

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 #3ef3ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3ef3ec; }
.text { color: #3ef3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3ef3ec; }

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 #3ef3ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3ef3ec 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 #3ef3ec 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 #3ef3ec 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 #3ef3ec are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.