Cadet blue

#1ea4bc

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 strong. 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 #1ea4bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1ea4bc
RGB30, 164, 188
HSL189, 72%, 43%
HSV189, 84%, 74%
CMYK84%, 13%, 0%, 26%
Lab62.05, -25.34, -22.02
XYZ22.89, 30.46, 52.25
Decimal2008252
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone632 C
Pantone632 CHex#1ea4bcRgb30 164 188Cmyk84 13 0 26Lab62 -25 -22Darker#0a3941Deep#146e7eLighter#49c3d9

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 84, 13, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1ea4bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
84 13 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
81 16 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 #1ea4bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1ea4bc; }
.text { color: #1ea4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1ea4bc; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1ea4bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.96:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.09:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1ea4bc 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 #1ea4bc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #1ea4bc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #1ea4bc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.