Cadet blue

#0faaba

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

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. 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 #0faaba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0faaba

RGB15, 170, 186

HSL186, 85%, 39%

HSV186, 92%, 73%

CMYK92%, 9%, 0%, 27%

Lab63.67, -29.87, -18.44

XYZ23.43, 32.4, 51.47

Decimal1026746

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#0e9caa #0c8d9a #0b7f8b #0a707b #09626b #07545b #06454c #05373c #04282c #021a1c

Tints of cadet blue

#11c3d5 #17d8ec #32ddee #68e6f3 #83eaf5 #9eeff7 #b9f3f9 #d4f8fb #eefcfe

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ba1f0f Analogous#0fba74 Analogous#0f55ba Triadic#ba0faa Triadic#aaba0f Split complementary#ba0f55 Split complementary#ba740f

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 92, 9, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0faaba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

92 9 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

89 12 4 33

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 #0faaba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0faaba; }
.text { color: #0faaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0faaba; }

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 #0faaba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0faaba 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 #0faaba 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 #0faaba 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 #0faaba are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.