Aqua

#46f5ea

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

Aqua is a mid teal, grounded 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.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #46f5ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#46f5ea

RGB70, 245, 234

HSL176, 90%, 62%

HSV176, 71%, 96%

CMYK71%, 0%, 4%, 4%

Lab88.23, -45.57, -7.44

XYZ50.03, 72.55, 89.21

Decimal4650474

Web safe#33ffff

Pantone3252 C

Shades of aqua

#10f2e4 #0cdacd #0abfb4 #09a49a #078981 #066e67 #04534e #033835 #021d1b

Tints of aqua

#68f7ee #89f9f2 #9afaf4 #abfaf5 #bcfbf7 #ccfcf9 #ddfdfb #eefefd

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#f54651 Analogous#46f592 Analogous#46a9f5 Triadic#ea46f5 Triadic#f5ea46 Split complementary#f546a9 Split complementary#f59246

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 71, 0, 4, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #46f5ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 0 4 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 4 8 10

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 #46f5ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #46f5ea; }
.text { color: #46f5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46f5ea; }

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 #46f5ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #46f5ea 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 #46f5ea 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 #46f5ea 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

Every value on this page for #46f5ea is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.