Aquamarine

#a9e8ca

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

This is Aquamarine, a strong green at 151 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #a9e8ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9e8ca

RGB169, 232, 202

HSL151, 58%, 79%

HSV151, 27%, 91%

CMYK27%, 0%, 13%, 9%

Lab87.2, -25.96, 8.22

XYZ55.88, 70.41, 66.52

Decimal11135178

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone332 C

Shades of aquamarine

#8ce0b8 #6fd8a6 #51d194 #35c782 #2eaa6f #268d5c #1e7049 #165336 #0e3523 #061810

Tints of aquamarine

#b7ecd3 #c6f0dc #cdf2e0 #d4f4e5 #dbf5e9 #e3f7ed #eaf9f2 #f1fbf6

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#e8a9c7 Analogous#a9e8ab Analogous#a9e6e8 Triadic#caa9e8 Triadic#e8caa9 Split complementary#e8a9e6 Split complementary#e8aba9

Aquamarine in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 27, 0, 13, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9e8ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 0 13 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 4 16 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #a9e8ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9e8ca; }
.text { color: #a9e8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9e8ca; }

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 #a9e8ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9e8ca 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 #a9e8ca 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 #a9e8ca 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

Every value on this page for #a9e8ca is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.