Cadet blue

#009fbf

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 190 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

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

Hex#009fbf

RGB0, 159, 191

HSL190, 100%, 37%

HSV190, 100%, 75%

CMYK100%, 17%, 0%, 25%

Lab60.39, -23.19, -26.26

XYZ21.8, 28.56, 53.65

Decimal40895

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0092af #00849f #00778f #006a7f #005c6f #004f5f #00424f #00343f #00272f #00191f

Tints of cadet blue

#00b8dd #00d1fb #1ad9ff #38deff #57e3ff #75e8ff #93edff #b1f2ff #cff7ff #edfcff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bf2000 Analogous#00bf7f Analogous#003fbf Triadic#bf009f Triadic#9fbf00 Split complementary#bf0040 Split complementary#bf7f00

Cadet blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 17, 0, 25.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 17 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 20 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 #009fbf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #009fbf 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 #009fbf 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 #009fbf 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 #009fbf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.