Aquamarine

#a5f6e2

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

Aquamarine 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.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #a5f6e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5f6e2

RGB165, 246, 226

HSL165, 82%, 81%

HSV165, 33%, 96%

CMYK33%, 0%, 8%, 4%

Lab91.42, -28.9, 1.77

XYZ62.2, 79.4, 84.0

Decimal10876642

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone332 C

Shades of aquamarine

#82f3d7 #60efcc #3decc1 #1be8b5 #14c99c #11a681 #0d8466 #0a614b #063e31 #031c16

Tints of aquamarine

#b4f7e7 #c3f9ec #d1faf0 #d9fbf3 #e0fcf5 #e7fdf7 #effdfa

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#f6a5b9 Analogous#a5f6b9 Analogous#a5e1f6 Triadic#e2a5f6 Triadic#f6e2a5 Split complementary#f6a5e1 Split complementary#f6b9a5

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 33, 0, 8, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5f6e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 0 8 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 4 11 10

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 #a5f6e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5f6e2; }
.text { color: #a5f6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5f6e2; }

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 #a5f6e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5f6e2 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 #a5f6e2 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 #a5f6e2 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

The figures for #a5f6e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.