Cadet blue

#1ab0c5

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cadet blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Cadet blue, a strong teal at 187 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 #1ab0c5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1ab0c5

RGB26, 176, 197

HSL187, 77%, 44%

HSV187, 87%, 77%

CMYK87%, 11%, 0%, 23%

Lab65.98, -28.68, -21.02

XYZ26.03, 35.3, 58.27

Decimal1749189

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#18a1b4 #1692a3 #138292 #117381 #0f6470 #0d555f #0a464e #08373d #06272c #04181b

Tints of cadet blue

#1dc5dd #31cee4 #49d4e7 #61d9ea #78dfed #90e5f0 #a8eaf4 #c0f0f7 #d7f6fa #effbfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c52f1a Analogous#1ac584 Analogous#1a5bc5 Triadic#c51ab0 Triadic#b0c51a Split complementary#c51a5a Split complementary#c5841a

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 87, 11, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1ab0c5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 11 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 14 4 29

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 #1ab0c5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1ab0c5; }
.text { color: #1ab0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1ab0c5; }

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 #1ab0c5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1ab0c5 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 #1ab0c5 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 #1ab0c5 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 #1ab0c5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.