Cadet blue

#02adbd

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 185 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 #02adbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#02adbd

RGB2, 173, 189

HSL185, 98%, 37%

HSV185, 99%, 74%

CMYK99%, 8%, 0%, 26%

Lab64.62, -30.81, -18.67

XYZ24.15, 33.57, 53.35

Decimal175549

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of cadet blue

#029ead #02909d #01818d #01737e #01646e #01565e #01474e #01393e #002a2e #001c1e

Tints of cadet blue

#02c8db #03e4f9 #3becfd #76f2fe #94f5fe #b2f8fe #d0fafe #edfdff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bd1202 Analogous#02bd70 Analogous#0250bd Triadic#bd02ad Triadic#adbd02 Split complementary#bd024f Split complementary#bd6f02

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, 8, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #02adbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 8 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 11 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 #02adbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #02adbd; }
.text { color: #02adbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02adbd; }

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 #02adbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #02adbd 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 #02adbd 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 #02adbd 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 #02adbd are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.