Aqua

#42eeee

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

Aqua lands where green meets blue, mid and vivid. 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 #42eeee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42eeee

RGB66, 238, 238

HSL180, 83%, 60%

HSV180, 72%, 93%

CMYK72%, 0%, 0%, 7%

Lab86.25, -41.84, -12.49

XYZ48.25, 68.48, 91.56

Decimal4386542

Web safe#33ffff

Pantone3252 C

Shades of aqua

#29ecec #15e5e5 #12cccc #10b3b3 #0e9999 #0c8080 #096767 #074e4e #053535 #031c1c

Tints of aqua

#53f0f0 #65f1f1 #76f3f3 #87f4f4 #98f6f6 #aaf7f7 #bbf9f9 #ccfafa #ddfcfc #effefe

Colors that go with aqua

Complementary#ee4242 Analogous#42ee98 Analogous#4298ee Triadic#ee42ee Triadic#eeee42 Split complementary#ee4298 Split complementary#ee9842

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 72, 0, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42eeee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 0 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 4 4 13

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 #42eeee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42eeee; }
.text { color: #42eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42eeee; }

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 #42eeee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42eeee 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 #42eeee 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 #42eeee 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 #42eeee is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.