Cadet blue

#1ea9ba

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

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #1ea9ba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1ea9ba

RGB30, 169, 186

HSL187, 72%, 42%

HSV187, 84%, 73%

CMYK84%, 9%, 0%, 27%

Lab63.51, -28.49, -18.67

XYZ23.59, 32.2, 51.43

Decimal2009530

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#1b9aaa #198c9a #167d8a #146f7a #11606a #0f525a #0c434a #09353a #07262a #04181a

Tints of cadet blue

#22bfd2 #31cbde #49d1e2 #61d7e6 #79dde9 #91e3ed #a8e9f1 #c0eff5 #d8f5f9 #f0fbfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

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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 84, 9, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1ea9ba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 9 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 12 4 33

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 #1ea9ba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1ea9ba; }
.text { color: #1ea9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1ea9ba; }

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 #1ea9ba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1ea9ba 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 #1ea9ba 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 #1ea9ba 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 #1ea9ba come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.