Cadet blue

#00a4be

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

Cadet blue is a deep teal, rich between blue and green. 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 #00a4be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00a4be

RGB0, 164, 190

HSL188, 100%, 37%

HSV188, 100%, 75%

CMYK100%, 14%, 0%, 25%

Lab61.89, -26.09, -23.4

XYZ22.57, 30.27, 53.37

Decimal42174

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone632 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0096ae #00889e #007b8e #006d7e #005f6e #00515e #00444e #00363e #00282f #001a1f

Tints of cadet blue

#00bedc #00d8fa #1ae0ff #38e4ff #56e8ff #74ecff #93f0ff #b1f4ff #cff8ff #edfdff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#be1a00 Analogous#00be79 Analogous#0045be Triadic#be00a4 Triadic#a4be00 Split complementary#be0045 Split complementary#be7900

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, 14, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00a4be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 14 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 17 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #00a4be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00a4be; }
.text { color: #00a4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a4be; }

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 #00a4be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00a4be against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #00a4be 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #00a4be 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 #00a4be 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.