Aquamarine

#5affc5

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

This is Aquamarine, a vivid green at 159 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #5affc5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5affc5

RGB90, 255, 197

HSL159, 100%, 68%

HSV159, 65%, 100%

CMYK65%, 0%, 23%, 0%

Lab90.65, -55.94, 15.32

XYZ50.05, 77.72, 65.19

Decimal5963717

Web safe#66ffcc

Pantone353 C

Shades of aquamarine

#3bffba #1bffaf #00fba3 #00db8e #00bc7a #009c65 #007d51 #005d3d #003e28 #001f14

Tints of aquamarine

#69ffca #77ffcf #86ffd5 #95ffda #a4ffdf #b2ffe4 #c1ffe9 #d0ffee #defff4 #edfff9

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#ff5a94 Analogous#5aff72 Analogous#5ae7ff Triadic#c55aff Triadic#ffc55a Split complementary#ff5ae6 Split complementary#ff725a

Aquamarine 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 65, 0, 23, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5affc5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 0 23 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 4 25 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Aquamarine in css

Copy #5affc5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5affc5; }
.text { color: #5affc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5affc5; }

How aquamarine looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5affc5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5affc5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5affc5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around aquamarine? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5affc5 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 aquamarine, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5affc5 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.