Cadet blue

#1b8fa8

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 191 degrees. 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 #1b8fa8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1b8fa8

RGB27, 143, 168

HSL191, 72%, 38%

HSV191, 84%, 66%

CMYK84%, 15%, 0%, 34%

Lab54.77, -21.44, -21.84

XYZ17.34, 22.71, 40.51

Decimal1806248

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of cadet blue

#19839a #16778c #146b7e #125f6f #105361 #0d4753 #0b3b45 #092f37 #072229 #04161a

Tints of cadet blue

#1fa5c2 #23bbdb #3cc3e0 #56cbe4 #70d3e8 #89dbec #a3e2f0 #bceaf4 #d6f2f8 #f0fafd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a8341b Analogous#1ba87b Analogous#1b48a8 Triadic#a81b8f Triadic#8fa81b Split complementary#a81b48 Split complementary#a87b1b

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 84, 15, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1b8fa8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 15 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 18 4 40

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 #1b8fa8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1b8fa8; }
.text { color: #1b8fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b8fa8; }

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 #1b8fa8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1b8fa8 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 #1b8fa8 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 #1b8fa8 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 #1b8fa8 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.