Cadet blue

#31adbf

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 #31adbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#31adbf

RGB49, 173, 191

HSL188, 59%, 47%

HSV188, 74%, 75%

CMYK74%, 9%, 0%, 25%

Lab65.2, -27.04, -18.85

XYZ25.61, 34.3, 54.56

Decimal3255743

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#2d9eae #288f9e #24808d #20717c #1c626c #17525b #13434a #0f343a #0b2529 #061618

Tints of cadet blue

#3cbbcd #50c2d2 #64c9d7 #78d0dc #8cd7e2 #a1dee7 #b5e5ec #c9ecf1 #ddf3f6 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bf4331 Analogous#31bf8a Analogous#3166bf Triadic#bf31ad Triadic#adbf31 Split complementary#bf3166 Split complementary#bf8a31

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 9, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #31adbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 9 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 12 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 #31adbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #31adbf; }
.text { color: #31adbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31adbf; }

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 #31adbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #31adbf 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 #31adbf 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 #31adbf 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 #31adbf 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. 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.