CYAN

Aquamarine

#7FFFD4
Conversions
HEX#7FFFD4
RGBrgb(127, 255, 212)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(160, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 0%)
Copy CSS
color: #7fffd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 255, 212); /* hsl */ color: hsl(160, 100%, 75%);
Contrast
On whiteFail · 1.22 : 1
On ink blackPass · 15.63 : 1
Shades
Tints
Pairings

About Aquamarine

Aquamarine is the hex color #7FFFD4, which translates to rgb(127, 255, 212) in RGB and hsl(160, 100%, 75%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 160 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 75 percent. That combination gives Aquamarine a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Aquamarine compares

Aquamarine is exactly the CSS keyword aquamarine, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is emerald-300 (#5EE9B5), at a distance of 10.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Turquoise at 17.5. Sorted by lightness, Aquamarine is number 16 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Aquamarine

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Aquamarine, led by Ink black at 15.63:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Aquamarine already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Aquamarine. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text colorRatioAA normalAA largeAAA normal
White #FFFFFF1.22:1FailFailFail
Ink black #0F0F1215.63:1PassPassPass
Mid grey #6B72803.95:1FailPassFail
Dark grey #3741518.42:1PassPassPass
Light grey #E5E7EB1.01:1FailFailFail

Building a palette around Aquamarine

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Aquamarine for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Aquamarine

FormatValue
HEX#7FFFD4
RGBrgb(127, 255, 212)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(160, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.50% 0.1304 168.99)
CIELABlab(92.03 -45.52 9.72)

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