Aquamarine

#bef8cf

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

This is Aquamarine, a vivid green at 138 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 #bef8cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bef8cf

RGB190, 248, 207

HSL138, 81%, 86%

HSV138, 23%, 97%

CMYK23%, 0%, 17%, 3%

Lab92.83, -26.2, 13.81

XYZ66.07, 82.59, 71.49

Decimal12515535

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone351 C

Shades of aquamarine

#99f4b4 #74f099 #50ec7e #2be862 #17d44e #13af41 #0f8a33 #0b6525 #074018 #031c0a

Tints of aquamarine

#c8f9d6 #d2fadd #dbfbe5 #e5fcec #eafdef #effdf3

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#f8bee7 Analogous#caf8be Analogous#bef8ec Triadic#cfbef8 Triadic#f8cfbe Split complementary#ecbef8 Split complementary#f8beca

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 23, 0, 17, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bef8cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 0 17 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 4 20 9

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 #bef8cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bef8cf; }
.text { color: #bef8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bef8cf; }

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 #bef8cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bef8cf 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 #bef8cf 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 #bef8cf 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 #bef8cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.