Aqua

#6bedfb

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

Aqua is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #6bedfb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6bedfb

RGB107, 237, 251

HSL186, 95%, 70%

HSV186, 57%, 98%

CMYK57%, 6%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.32, -31.84, -17.6

XYZ53.76, 70.66, 102.07

Decimal7073275

Web safe#66ffff

Pantone3105 C

Shades of aqua

#4be9fa #2be5f9 #06c8dd #05abbd #048e9d #03727d #03555e #02383e #011b1e

Tints of aqua

#85f0fc #9ff3fc #acf5fd #b9f7fd #c6f8fd #d3fafe #e1fbfe #eefdff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#fb796b Analogous#6bfbc1 Analogous#6ba5fb Triadic#fb6bed Triadic#edfb6b Split complementary#fb6ba5 Split complementary#fbc16b

Aqua in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 57, 6, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6bedfb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 6 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 10 4 8

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 #6bedfb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6bedfb; }
.text { color: #6bedfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bedfb; }

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 #6bedfb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6bedfb 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 #6bedfb 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 #6bedfb 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 #6bedfb are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.