#2EE8BBAquamarine (#2EE8BB) is a very light, saturated blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 171°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.155. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #2EE8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 232, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 80%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 80%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 0%, 19%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.8 -54.7 9.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.833 0.155 171) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aquamarine shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#58e3ae — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#47e9b7 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#2ee8bb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#28e9be — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Aquamarine in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.57:1 and against black 13.38:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ccffed · #2ee8bb · #00bd97 · #009274 · #006952 · #004333
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c7faff · #4ff9eb · #2ee8bb · #5dd08c · #75b664 · #829c42
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#2ee8bb · #70b4cc · #00a280 · #007897 · #005f4a · #003d4e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cef7e8 · #2ee8bb · #d6659d · #22745e · #005340 · #013226
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#2ee8bb · #b7a6ad · #667e76 · #504449 · #07231b · #030001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbeef3 · #d3c4ca · #a8969d · #2f1c24 · #0b0004 · #2ee8bb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaeac4 · #2ee8bb · #8dc58a · #f32f58 · #4d344e · #190903
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffdfd3 · #2ee8bb · #d3a5aa · #ba71d1 · #393e5e · #041012
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#2ee8bb · #aba7c7 · #7969bb · #733300 · #331200 · #030011
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#2ee8bb · #9badca · #4d76c0 · #801052 · #291a00 · #0a0003
#5EECC4 · #7DF0CD · #97F4D6 · #AFF8DF · #C5FCE8
#00BF98 · #009677 · #006F57 · #004A39 · #00281E
#68E2BE · #8ADBC1 · #A4D5C3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.