Cadet blue

#2aa0bf

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 192 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #2aa0bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2aa0bf

RGB42, 160, 191

HSL192, 64%, 46%

HSV192, 78%, 75%

CMYK78%, 16%, 0%, 25%

Lab61.13, -21.19, -25.09

XYZ22.93, 29.4, 53.76

Decimal2793663

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#2692ae #23849e #1f768d #1b687d #185b6c #144d5b #103f4b #0d313a #09232a #061519

Tints of cadet blue

#31b0d2 #46b8d6 #5cc1db #71c9e0 #86d1e4 #9bd9e9 #b1e1ee #c6e9f2 #dbf1f7 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bf492a Analogous#2abf93 Analogous#2a56bf Triadic#bf2aa0 Triadic#a0bf2a Split complementary#bf2a55 Split complementary#bf932a

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 78, 16, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2aa0bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 16 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 19 4 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #2aa0bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2aa0bf; }
.text { color: #2aa0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2aa0bf; }

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 #2aa0bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2aa0bf 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 #2aa0bf 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 #2aa0bf 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 #2aa0bf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.