Aqua Marine is a light bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Ocean Green, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Aqua Marine effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Aqua Marine is #2EE8BB.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Aqua Marine has 18%% Red, 91% Green, and 73% Blue.
Aqua Marine has 165° Hue, 80% Saturation, and 91% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Aqua Marine has 165° Hue, 81% Saturation, and 55% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Aqua Marine has 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow, and 9% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#2EE8BB |
|
RGB |
(46, 232, 187) |
(18%, 91%, 73%) |
HSV |
(165°, 80, 91) |
(46%, 80%, 91%) |
HSL |
(165°, 81, 55) |
(46%, 81%, 55%) |
CMYK |
(80, 0, 19, 9) |
(80%, 0%, 19%, 9%) |
The natural luminance of Aqua Marine is 62%, which is medium high.
Aqua Marine has a higher contrast with black than white.
Aqua Marine and black have a 13.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Aqua Marine and white have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
62% |
AAA (13.4) |
insufficient (1.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Aqua Marine paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Green, 45% Cyan, 9% Black, 18% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
28%
Blue
0%
Cyan
45%
Magenta
0%
Black
9%
White
18%
To mix Aqua Marine paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 59% Cyan, 14% Yellow, 9% Black, 18% White, as shown below.
Cyan
59%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
14%
Black
9%
White
18%
Colors similar to Aqua Marine are: Aqua, Aqua Green, Bright Turquoise, Blue Diamond, and Celeste. Aqua is more cyan and brighter than Aqua Marine. Aqua Green is more green and brighter and darker than Aqua Marine. Bright Turquoise is more cyan and brighter than Aqua Marine. Blue Diamond is more cyan and paler than Aqua Marine. Celeste is more cyan and paler and lighter than Aqua Marine.