Aqua Spring Color
Aqua Spring is a cyan color with hex code #EAF9F5. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with aqua spring, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Aqua Spring Color Values
What Does Aqua Spring Mean?
Aqua Spring 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. As a lighter shade, Aqua Spring reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Aqua Spring is classified as a white (nearest centroid: greenish white, #DFEDE8).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Aqua Spring
Aqua Spring and #F9EBEF 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 — #EBF9EE and #EBF6F9, which sit beside aqua spring on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair aqua spring with triadic partners #F6EBF9 and #F9F6EB. 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
- Off Green —
#E6F8F3(Delta E 1) - Aqua Squeeze —
#E8F5F2(Delta E 2) - Polar —
#E5F9F6(Delta E 2) - Narvik —
#EDF9F1(Delta E 2) - Panache —
#EAF6EE(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #EAF9F5; }
.background { background-color: #EAF9F5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #EAF9F5; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EAF9F540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for aqua spring?
Aqua Spring has the hex code #EAF9F5. In RGB notation it is rgb(234, 249, 245), in HSL it is hsl(164, 56%, 95%), and its OKLCH value is 0.97, 0.017, 178.3.
What does the color aqua spring mean?
Cyan-family colors like aqua spring carry distinct psychological associations. Aqua Spring 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. As a lighter shade, Aqua Spring reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with aqua spring?
Aqua Spring has three easy routes: its complement #F9EBEF for punch, its neighbors #EBF9EE and #EBF6F9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #F6EBF9 and #F9F6EB when you want energy.
Is aqua spring a standard web color?
No — Aqua Spring is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #EAF9F5 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make aqua spring lighter or darker?
To lighten aqua spring, 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 #FBFEFD (lightest tint) to #124033 (darkest shade).
About Aqua Spring
Aqua Spring is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #EAF9F5 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.