Cadet blue

#2fafc2

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, mid and strong. 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 #2fafc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2fafc2

RGB47, 175, 194

HSL188, 61%, 47%

HSV188, 76%, 76%

CMYK76%, 10%, 0%, 24%

Lab65.87, -27.33, -19.5

XYZ26.24, 35.16, 56.44

Decimal3125186

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#2ba0b1 #2790a0 #23818f #1f727e #1a636d #16535c #12444b #0e353b #0a252a #061619

Tints of cadet blue

#3bbccf #4fc3d4 #63cad9 #77d1de #8cd8e3 #a0dfe8 #b4e5ed #c8ecf2 #dcf3f7 #f1fafc

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c2422f Analogous#2fc28c Analogous#2f65c2 Triadic#c22faf Triadic#afc22f Split complementary#c22f65 Split complementary#c28b2f

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 76, 10, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2fafc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 10 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 13 4 30

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 #2fafc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2fafc2; }
.text { color: #2fafc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2fafc2; }

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 #2fafc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2fafc2 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 #2fafc2 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 #2fafc2 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 #2fafc2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.