Cadet blue

#2ea0bb

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

Cadet blue is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. 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 #2ea0bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2ea0bb

RGB46, 160, 187

HSL191, 61%, 46%

HSV191, 75%, 73%

CMYK75%, 14%, 0%, 27%

Lab61.05, -22.06, -22.95

XYZ22.67, 29.31, 51.48

Decimal3055803

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone632 C

Shades of cadet blue

#2a92ab #26849b #22768a #1e687a #1a5b6a #164d5a #123f49 #0e3139 #0a2329 #061519

Tints of cadet blue

#35b0cd #4ab8d3 #5fc1d8 #74c9dd #89d1e2 #9dd9e7 #b2e1ec #c7e9f1 #dcf1f6 #f1f9fb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bb492e Analogous#2ebb90 Analogous#2e59bb Triadic#bb2ea0 Triadic#a0bb2e Split complementary#bb2e59 Split complementary#bb902e

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 75, 14, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2ea0bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 14 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 17 4 33

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #2ea0bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2ea0bb; }
.text { color: #2ea0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2ea0bb; }

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 #2ea0bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2ea0bb 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 #2ea0bb 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 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 #2ea0bb 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 #2ea0bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.