Cadet blue

#009ebd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cadet blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #009ebd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#009ebd

RGB0, 158, 189

HSL190, 100%, 37%

HSV190, 100%, 74%

CMYK100%, 16%, 0%, 26%

Lab60.0, -23.37, -25.73

XYZ21.41, 28.13, 52.44

Decimal40637

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0091ad #00849d #00768d #00697e #005c6e #004f5e #00414e #00343e #00272e #001a1f

Tints of cadet blue

#00b7db #00d1fa #19d9ff #37deff #56e3ff #74e8ff #92edff #b1f2ff #cff7ff #edfcff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bd1f00 Analogous#00bd7e Analogous#003fbd Triadic#bd009e Triadic#9ebd00 Split complementary#bd003f Split complementary#bd7e00

Cadet blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 16, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #009ebd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 16 0 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 19 4 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #009ebd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #009ebd; }
.text { color: #009ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009ebd; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #009ebd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #009ebd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #009ebd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around cadet blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #009ebd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #009ebd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.