Cadet blue

#159abc

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #159abc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#159abc

RGB21, 154, 188

HSL192, 80%, 41%

HSV192, 89%, 74%

CMYK89%, 18%, 0%, 26%

Lab58.88, -20.78, -26.89

XYZ20.94, 26.9, 51.67

Decimal1415868

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#138dac #11809c #10738c #0e657c #0c586c #0a4b5c #083e4c #07313c #05242c #03171c

Tints of cadet blue

#18afd5 #23bfe6 #3dc6e9 #56ceec #70d5ef #89dcf2 #a3e4f5 #bcebf8 #d5f3fa #effafd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bc3715 Analogous#15bc8a Analogous#1547bc Triadic#bc159a Triadic#9abc15 Split complementary#bc1547 Split complementary#bc8b15

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 89, 18, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #159abc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 18 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 21 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #159abc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #159abc; }
.text { color: #159abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #159abc; }

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 #159abc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #159abc 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 #159abc 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 #159abc 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 #159abc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.