#7FFFD4Aquamarine is a vivid, fully saturated, light cool cyan (#7FFFD4).
At hue 160° with 100% saturation, aquamarine lands firmly in the cyan family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes aquamarine a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Aquamarine is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on aquamarine hits 17.16:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.22:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of aquamarine sits at 340° — #FF80AA, close to palevioletred — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for aquamarine in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from aquamarine's position on the color wheel (hue 160°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix aquamarine toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how aquamarine performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Aquamarine | 1.22:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Aquamarine | 17.16:1 | AAA | AAA |
#B6B8DE#AFA5E1#85E7E8Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword aquamarine directly.
:root {
--aquamarine: #7FFFD4;
--aquamarine-rgb: 127, 255, 212;
--aquamarine-tint: #B9FFE7;
--aquamarine-shade: #468C75;
}
.btn-aquamarine {
background: var(--aquamarine);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'aquamarine': {
DEFAULT: '#7FFFD4',
light: '#B9FFE7',
dark: '#468C75',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.