Aqua Marine Color
Aqua Marine is a cyan color with hex code #2EE8BB. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with aqua marine, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Aqua Marine Color Values
What Does Aqua Marine Mean?
Aqua Marine belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Aqua Marine sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Aqua Marine is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant green, #3EB489). It is also known as Aquamarine.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Aqua Marine
Aqua Marine and #E8305E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #30E85E and #30BAE8, which sit beside aqua marine on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair aqua marine with triadic partners #BA30E8 and #E8BA30. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Caribbean Green —
#1CD3A2(Delta E 8) - Bright Teal —
#01F9C6(Delta E 8) - Shamrock —
#45CEA2(Delta E 11) - Light Aquamarine —
#7BFDC7(Delta E 12) - Light Greenish Blue —
#63F7B4(Delta E 13)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #2EE8BB; }
.background { background-color: #2EE8BB; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2EE8BB; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #2EE8BB40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for aqua marine?
Aqua Marine has the hex code #2EE8BB. In RGB notation it is rgb(46, 232, 187), in HSL it is hsl(165, 80%, 55%), and its OKLCH value is 0.833, 0.155, 171.2.
What does the color aqua marine mean?
Cyan-family colors like aqua marine carry distinct psychological associations. Aqua Marine belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Aqua Marine sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with aqua marine?
Aqua Marine has three easy routes: its complement #E8305E for punch, its neighbors #30E85E and #30BAE8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #BA30E8 and #E8BA30 when you want energy.
Is aqua marine a standard web color?
No — Aqua Marine is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #2EE8BB or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make aqua marine lighter or darker?
To lighten aqua marine, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DFFBF4 (lightest tint) to #052920 (darkest shade).
About Aqua Marine
Aqua Marine is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Aquamarine. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #2EE8BB to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.