Aqua

#8efbed

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

This is Aqua, a vivid teal at 172 degrees. 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 #8efbed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8efbed

RGB142, 251, 237

HSL172, 93%, 77%

HSV172, 43%, 98%

CMYK43%, 0%, 6%, 2%

Lab92.07, -34.67, -3.1

XYZ60.94, 80.86, 92.52

Decimal9370605

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone3245 C

Shades of aqua

#6bfae7 #48f9e2 #25f7dc #08f0d2 #07cdb3 #06aa95 #058776 #046457 #024139 #011e1a

Tints of aqua

#a1fcf0 #b4fcf3 #befdf5 #c7fdf6 #d1fdf8 #dbfef9 #e4fefb #eefefc

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#fb8e9c Analogous#8efbb7 Analogous#8ed2fb Triadic#ed8efb Triadic#fbed8e Split complementary#fb8ed2 Split complementary#fbb78e

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 43, 0, 6, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8efbed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 0 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 4 10 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 #8efbed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8efbed; }
.text { color: #8efbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8efbed; }

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 #8efbed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8efbed 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 #8efbed 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 #8efbed 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 #8efbed are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.