Aqua Color — HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#00ffff
Format Value
HEX #00ffff
RGB rgb(0, 255, 255)
HSL hsl(180, 100%, 50%)
CMYK cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
HSV hsv(180, 100%, 100%)

aqua color harmonies

Tints & shades of aqua

Tints (lighter)

#17ffff #2effff #46ffff #5dffff #74ffff #8bffff #a2ffff #b9ffff #d1ffff #e8ffff

Shades (darker)

#00e8e8 #00d1d1 #00b9b9 #00a2a2 #008b8b #007474 #005d5d #004646 #002e2e #001717

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 1.25:1 · Fail

The quick brown fox

On black · 16.75:1 · AAA

Recommended text color: #000000

Use aqua in code

CSS color: #00ffff;
SCSS $color: #00ffff;
Tailwind bg-[#00ffff]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.000, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#00ffff")
Flutter Color(0xFF00FFFF)

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What is the HEX code for aqua?

The CSS color aqua in HEX format is #00ffff. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use aqua in CSS?

To apply aqua in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #00ffff;
  • Background: background-color: #00ffff;
  • Border: border-color: #00ffff;

What are all the color format values for aqua?

FormatValue
HEX#00ffff
RGBrgb(0, 255, 255)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)

How do I convert aqua to HEX?

Select aqua from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #00ffff — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does aqua belong to?

aqua belongs to the cyan color family. It is a medium, vivid color with HSL values: hue 180°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of aqua?

Lighter variant (lightness 65%): #4dffff. Darker variant (lightness 35%): #00b3b3. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.