Aquamarine #7FFFD4

#7FFFD4Aquamarine
HEX#7FFFD4
RGBrgb(127, 255, 212)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(160, 50%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.13 169)
OKLABoklab(91.5% -0.128 0.025)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 0%)

Aquamarine (#7FFFD4) is a very light, highly saturated green hue. Aquamarine is a pale green-blue named after the gemstone, meaning sea water in Latin.

In RGB it is made of 127 red, 255 green and 212 blue. Its HSL hue angle is 160° with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, while its perceptual OKLCH lightness is 91% with a chroma of 0.130. For print, a starting CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

As a text color on white, Aquamarine has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1, which fails WCAG AA even for large text. On black it reaches 17.16:1 and passes AA for normal text. If you use Aquamarine as a background, put black (or very dark) text on it. The APCA lightness contrast is Lc 93 for black text and Lc -13 for white text.

Its perceptual complement is #FFD5E8, close to millennial pink. Colors that look most similar are seafoam, electric blue, aqua. People with red-green color blindness see aquamarine quite differently (ΔE 13), so do not rely on it alone to signal meaning.

Contrast

Text on white · 1.22:1 ✗
Text on black · 17.16:1 AA ✓
White on Aquamarine · APCA Lc -13
Black on Aquamarine · APCA Lc 93

Shades and tints of aquamarine

Color harmonies

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How aquamarine looks with color blindness

Protanopia: #F9F1D2Deuteranopia: #E6E2D7Tritanopia: #4CFFF3Achromatopsia: #E8E8E8

Similar colors

Seafoam#93E9BEElectric Blue#7DF9FFAqua#00FFFFMint#98FF98Turquoise#40E0D0Powder Blue#B0E0E6Beige#F5F5DCCream#FFFDD0

FAQ

What is the hex code for aquamarine?

The hex code for aquamarine is #7FFFD4, which is rgb(127, 255, 212) in RGB.

What text color goes on aquamarine?

Black text. Its contrast with aquamarine is 17.16:1.

What color is the complement of aquamarine?

The perceptual (OKLCH) complement of #7FFFD4 is #FFD5E8.

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