Cadet blue

#01a6c6

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, weighty 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 #01a6c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#01a6c6

RGB1, 166, 198

HSL190, 99%, 39%

HSV190, 99%, 78%

CMYK99%, 16%, 0%, 22%

Lab62.81, -24.35, -26.46

XYZ23.84, 31.36, 58.22

Decimal108230

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone801 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0198b5 #018aa4 #017c94 #016e83 #016072 #005261 #004451 #003640 #00282f #001a1e

Tints of cadet blue

#01bee3 #04d5fe #21dafe #3edffe #5be4fe #79e9fe #96edfe #b3f2ff #d0f7ff #edfcff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c62101 Analogous#01c684 Analogous#0143c6 Triadic#c601a6 Triadic#a6c601 Split complementary#c60143 Split complementary#c68401

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 99, 16, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #01a6c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 16 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 19 4 28

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 #01a6c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #01a6c6; }
.text { color: #01a6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01a6c6; }

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 #01a6c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #01a6c6 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 #01a6c6 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 #01a6c6 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

Here is how the numbers for #01a6c6 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.