Aquamarine

#bbeec5

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

Aquamarine is a light green that feels relaxed. 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 #bbeec5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbeec5
RGB187, 238, 197
HSL132, 60%, 83%
HSV132, 21%, 93%
CMYK21%, 0%, 17%, 7%
Lab89.74, -24.15, 14.59
XYZ61.15, 75.75, 64.22
Decimal12316357
Web safe#ccffcc
Pantone351 C
Pantone351 CHex#bbeec5Rgb187 238 197Cmyk21 0 17 7Lab90 -24 15Darker#49d164Deep#82e094Lighter#e7f8eb

Shades of aquamarine

Tints of aquamarine

Colors that go with aquamarine

Aquamarine in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 17, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbeec5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
21 0 17 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
23 4 20 13
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Aquamarine in css

Copy #bbeec5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbeec5; }
.text { color: #bbeec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbeec5; }

How aquamarine looks on light and dark

Aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbeec5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.30:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.15:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbeec5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bbeec5 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bbeec5 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bbeec5 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.