Cadet blue

#2d97ab

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

Cadet blue is a deep teal, weighty between blue and green. 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 #2d97ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d97ab

RGB45, 151, 171

HSL190, 58%, 42%

HSV190, 74%, 67%

CMYK74%, 12%, 0%, 33%

Lab57.69, -22.72, -19.06

XYZ19.5, 25.63, 42.45

Decimal2987947

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of cadet blue

#298a9c #257d8e #21707f #1e6370 #1a5662 #164953 #123c44 #0e2f36 #0a2227 #061518

Tints of cadet blue

#33aac1 #42b7cd #58bfd3 #6ec8d9 #84d0df #99d8e4 #afe1ea #c5e9f0 #dbf1f6 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ab412d Analogous#2dab80 Analogous#2d58ab Triadic#ab2d97 Triadic#97ab2d Split complementary#ab2d58 Split complementary#ab802d

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 74, 12, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d97ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 12 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 15 4 39

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 #2d97ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d97ab; }
.text { color: #2d97ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d97ab; }

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 #2d97ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d97ab 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 #2d97ab 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 #2d97ab 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 #2d97ab are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.