Cadet blue

#129dbd

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

Hex#129dbd

RGB18, 157, 189

HSL191, 83%, 41%

HSV191, 90%, 74%

CMYK90%, 17%, 0%, 26%

Lab59.81, -22.17, -26.02

XYZ21.49, 27.92, 52.4

Decimal1220029

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#1090ad #0f829d #0d758d #0c677d #0a5a6c #094d5c #073f4c #06323c #04252c #03171c

Tints of cadet blue

#14b3d7 #1ec4ea #38caec #52d1ef #6dd8f1 #87dff4 #a1e6f6 #bbedf8 #d5f4fb #effbfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bd3212 Analogous#12bd87 Analogous#1248bd Triadic#bd129d Triadic#9dbd12 Split complementary#bd1248 Split complementary#bd8712

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 90, 17, 0, 26.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 17 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 20 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 #129dbd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #129dbd 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 #129dbd 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 #129dbd 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

Every value on this page for #129dbd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.