Aqua

#73fcff

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

Aqua lands where green meets blue, light and vivid. 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 #73fcff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73fcff

RGB115, 252, 255

HSL181, 100%, 73%

HSV181, 55%, 100%

CMYK55%, 1%, 0%, 0%

Lab91.9, -36.34, -12.79

XYZ59.93, 80.49, 106.98

Decimal7601407

Web safe#66ffff

Pantone318 C

Shades of aqua

#51fbff #2ffbff #0dfaff #00e5ea #00c4c8 #00a3a6 #008284 #006062 #003f41 #001e1f

Tints of aqua

#7ffcff #8bfdff #98fdff #a4fdff #b0fdff #bcfeff #c9feff #d5feff #e1feff #edffff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff7673 Analogous#73ffbc Analogous#73b6ff Triadic#ff73fc Triadic#fcff73 Split complementary#ff73b6 Split complementary#ffbc73

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 55, 1, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73fcff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 1 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 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 #73fcff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73fcff; }
.text { color: #73fcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73fcff; }

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 #73fcff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73fcff 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 #73fcff 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 #73fcff 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 #73fcff are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.