Cadet blue

#009ec0

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

This is Cadet blue, a vivid teal at 191 degrees. 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 #009ec0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#009ec0

RGB0, 158, 192

HSL191, 100%, 38%

HSV191, 100%, 75%

CMYK100%, 18%, 0%, 25%

Lab60.12, -22.33, -27.24

XYZ21.74, 28.26, 54.18

Decimal40640

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0091b0 #0083a0 #007690 #00697f #005c6f #004e5f #00414f #00343f #00262f #00191f

Tints of cadet blue

#00b7de #00cffc #1bd7ff #39dcff #57e1ff #75e7ff #93ecff #b1f1ff #cff7ff #edfcff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c02200 Analogous#00c082 Analogous#003ec0 Triadic#c0009e Triadic#9ec000 Split complementary#c0003e Split complementary#c08200

Cadet blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 18, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #009ec0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 18 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 21 4 31

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 #009ec0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #009ec0; }
.text { color: #009ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009ec0; }

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 #009ec0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #009ec0 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 #009ec0 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 #009ec0 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

Every value on this page for #009ec0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.