Cadet blue

#139bb5

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, serious 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 #139bb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#139bb5

RGB19, 155, 181

HSL190, 81%, 39%

HSV190, 90%, 71%

CMYK90%, 14%, 0%, 29%

Lab58.9, -23.81, -22.91

XYZ20.33, 26.92, 47.84

Decimal1285045

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone313 C

Shades of cadet blue

#118ea6 #108196 #0e7487 #0d6678 #0b5968 #094c59 #083f4a #06323a #05252b #03181c

Tints of cadet blue

#16b2cf #1bc6e7 #36cdea #50d4ed #6bdaef #85e1f2 #a0e7f5 #baeef8 #d4f4fb #effbfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b52d13 Analogous#13b57e Analogous#134ab5 Triadic#b5139b Triadic#9bb513 Split complementary#b5134a Split complementary#b57e13

Cadet blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 90, 14, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #139bb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 14 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 17 4 35

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #139bb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #139bb5; }
.text { color: #139bb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #139bb5; }

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 #139bb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #139bb5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #139bb5 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #139bb5 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 #139bb5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.