Aqua

#72f7ff

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

Aqua is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Aqua color values

Every conversion for #72f7ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#72f7ff

RGB114, 247, 255

HSL183, 100%, 72%

HSV183, 55%, 100%

CMYK55%, 3%, 0%, 0%

Lab90.47, -34.21, -14.94

XYZ58.25, 77.32, 106.46

Decimal7534591

Web safe#66ffff

Pantone3105 C

Shades of aqua

#50f5ff #2ef3ff #0cf1ff #00dcea #00bcc8 #009da6 #007d84 #005d62 #003d40 #001d1f

Tints of aqua

#7ef8ff #8bf8ff #97f9ff #a3faff #b0faff #bcfbff #c8fcff #d5fdff #e1fdff #edfeff

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ff7a72 Analogous#72ffc0 Analogous#72b1ff Triadic#ff72f7 Triadic#f7ff72 Split complementary#ff72b1 Split complementary#ffc172

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 55, 3, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #72f7ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 3 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 7 4 6

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 #72f7ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #72f7ff; }
.text { color: #72f7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72f7ff; }

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 #72f7ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #72f7ff 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 #72f7ff 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 #72f7ff 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

Every value on this page for #72f7ff is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.