Aquamarine

#87ffbe

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 148 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #87ffbe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87ffbe

RGB135, 255, 190

HSL148, 100%, 76%

HSV148, 47%, 100%

CMYK47%, 0%, 25%, 0%

Lab91.86, -48.14, 20.79

XYZ55.05, 80.39, 61.33

Decimal8912830

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone353 C

Shades of aquamarine

#63ffab #3fff97 #1bff84 #00f671 #00d260 #00ae50 #008a3f #00662f #00431e #001f0e

Tints of aquamarine

#9bffc9 #a6ffcf #b0ffd4 #baffda #c4ffdf #cfffe5 #d9ffea #e3fff0 #edfff5

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#ff87c8 Analogous#8cff87 Analogous#87fffa Triadic#be87ff Triadic#ffbe87 Split complementary#fa87ff Split complementary#ff878c

Aquamarine 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 47, 0, 25, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87ffbe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 0 25 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 4 27 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.

Aquamarine in css

Copy #87ffbe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87ffbe; }
.text { color: #87ffbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ffbe; }

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 #87ffbe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87ffbe against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #87ffbe 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #87ffbe 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 #87ffbe 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.