Aqua

#5dfdff

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Aqua color values

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

Hex#5dfdff

RGB93, 253, 255

HSL181, 100%, 68%

HSV181, 64%, 100%

CMYK64%, 1%, 0%, 0%

Lab91.59, -40.43, -13.31

XYZ57.69, 79.8, 106.97

Decimal6159871

Web safe#66ffff

Pantone318 C

Shades of aqua

#3dfdff #1efcff #00fafd #00dadd #00bbbd #009c9e #007c7e #005d5e #003e3e #001e1f

Tints of aqua

#6bfdff #7afdff #88feff #97feff #a5feff #b3feff #c2feff #d0feff #dfffff #edffff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff5f5d Analogous#5dffb0 Analogous#5dacff Triadic#ff5dfd Triadic#fdff5d Split complementary#ff5dac Split complementary#ffb05d

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 64, 1, 0, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 1 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 5 4 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.

Aqua in css

Copy #5dfdff straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #5dfdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

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

Aqua on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5dfdff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn aqua into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5dfdff 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 #5dfdff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.