Aqua

#2ef2eb

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

Aqua is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #2ef2eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2ef2eb

RGB46, 242, 235

HSL178, 88%, 56%

HSV178, 81%, 95%

CMYK81%, 0%, 3%, 5%

Lab87.04, -46.3, -9.77

XYZ47.87, 70.08, 89.6

Decimal3076843

Web safe#33ffff

Pantone3252 C

Shades of aqua

#16f0e9 #0edfd7 #0cc6c0 #0baea8 #099691 #087e7a #066662 #054d4b #033533 #021d1c

Tints of aqua

#41f3ed #54f4ef #68f6f1 #7bf7f2 #8ef8f4 #a1f9f6 #b5faf8 #c8fcfa #dbfdfc #eefefd

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#f22e35 Analogous#2ef289 Analogous#2e97f2 Triadic#eb2ef2 Triadic#f2eb2e Split complementary#f22e97 Split complementary#f2892e

Aqua 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 81, 0, 3, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2ef2eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 0 3 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 4 7 11

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Aqua in css

Copy #2ef2eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2ef2eb; }
.text { color: #2ef2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2ef2eb; }

How aqua looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Aqua and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2ef2eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2ef2eb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aqua on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2ef2eb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around aqua? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn aqua into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2ef2eb 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 aqua, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #2ef2eb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.