Aquamarine

#ace8bb

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 135 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 #ace8bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ace8bb
RGB172, 232, 187
HSL135, 57%, 79%
HSV135, 26%, 91%
CMYK26%, 0%, 19%, 9%
Lab87.03, -27.85, 15.84
XYZ54.84, 70.07, 57.65
Decimal11331771
Web safe#99ffcc
Pantone351 C
Pantone351 CHex#ace8bbRgb172 232 187Cmyk26 0 19 9Lab87 -28 16Darker#3cc95fDeep#74d98dLighter#e5f7e9

Shades of aquamarine

Tints of aquamarine

Colors that go with aquamarine

Aquamarine in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 0, 19, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ace8bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 0 19 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 4 21 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 #ace8bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ace8bb; }
.text { color: #ace8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ace8bb; }

How aquamarine looks on light and dark

Aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ace8bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.01:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ace8bb 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 #ace8bb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ace8bb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from aquamarine, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ace8bb 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 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.