Aqua

#65fffa

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

Aqua is a light teal, open between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #65fffa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#65fffa

RGB101, 255, 250

HSL178, 100%, 70%

HSV178, 60%, 100%

CMYK60%, 0%, 2%, 0%

Lab92.22, -41.42, -9.78

XYZ58.38, 81.19, 103.04

Decimal6684666

Web safe#66ffff

Pantone3242 C

Shades of aqua

#44fff9 #00e2db #00c1bb #00a19c #00807c #00605d #003f3d #001f1e

Tints of aqua

#80fffb #9bfffc #a9fffc #b7fffd #c4fffd #d2fffe #e0fffe #edfffe

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff656a Analogous#65ffad Analogous#65b7ff Triadic#fa65ff Triadic#fffa65 Split complementary#ff65b7 Split complementary#ffad65

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 60, 0, 2, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #65fffa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 0 2 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 4 6 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Aqua in css

Copy #65fffa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #65fffa; }
.text { color: #65fffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65fffa; }

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 #65fffa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #65fffa 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 #65fffa 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 #65fffa 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 #65fffa 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.