Cadet blue

#129ca2

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 #129ca2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#129ca2

RGB18, 156, 162

HSL183, 80%, 35%

HSV183, 89%, 64%

CMYK89%, 4%, 0%, 36%

Lab58.52, -30.62, -12.72

XYZ18.66, 26.51, 38.32

Decimal1219746

Web safe#009999

Pantone320 C

Shades of cadet blue

#118f95 #0f8287 #0e757a #0c686c #0b5b5f #094e51 #084144 #063436 #052729 #031b1c

Tints of cadet blue

#15b7be #18d2da #2adfe7 #46e4ea #62e8ee #7fecf1 #9bf0f4 #b7f4f7 #d3f8fa #effdfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a21812 Analogous#12a260 Analogous#1254a2 Triadic#a2129c Triadic#9ca212 Split complementary#a21254 Split complementary#a26012

Cadet blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 89, 4, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #129ca2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 4 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 8 4 42

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 #129ca2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #129ca2; }
.text { color: #129ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #129ca2; }

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 #129ca2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #129ca2 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 #129ca2 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 #129ca2 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 #129ca2 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.