Cadet blue

#189d9f

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, weighty 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 #189d9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#189d9f

RGB24, 157, 159

HSL181, 74%, 36%

HSV181, 85%, 62%

CMYK85%, 1%, 0%, 38%

Lab58.8, -31.65, -10.59

XYZ18.69, 26.81, 36.99

Decimal1613215

Web safe#009999

Pantone320 C

Shades of cadet blue

#169092 #148385 #127677 #10696a #0e5c5d #0c4f50 #0a4142 #083435 #062728 #041a1b

Tints of cadet blue

#1cb8ba #20d2d5 #33dee0 #4ee2e4 #69e7e8 #84ebec #9feff0 #baf4f5 #d5f8f9 #effcfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9f1a18 Analogous#189f5e Analogous#18599f Triadic#9f189d Triadic#9d9f18 Split complementary#9f1859 Split complementary#9f5e18

Cadet blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 85, 1, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #189d9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 1 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 5 4 44

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 #189d9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #189d9f; }
.text { color: #189d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #189d9f; }

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 #189d9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #189d9f 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 #189d9f 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 #189d9f 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 #189d9f are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.