Cadet blue

#32999b

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

This is Cadet blue, a soft teal at 181 degrees. 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 #32999b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#32999b

RGB50, 153, 155

HSL181, 51%, 40%

HSV181, 68%, 61%

CMYK68%, 1%, 0%, 39%

Lab57.87, -28.01, -9.66

XYZ18.62, 25.83, 35.01

Decimal3316123

Web safe#339999

Pantone320 C

Shades of cadet blue

#2e8c8e #297f81 #257273 #216566 #1d5859 #184b4c #143e3f #103132 #0c2424 #071717

Tints of cadet blue

#39aeb1 #44c0c3 #5ac7ca #6fcfd1 #85d6d8 #9bdddf #b0e5e6 #c6eced #dcf3f4 #f2fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9b3432 Analogous#329b68 Analogous#32659b Triadic#9b3299 Triadic#999b32 Split complementary#9b3265 Split complementary#9b6832

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 68, 1, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #32999b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 1 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 5 4 45

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 #32999b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #32999b; }
.text { color: #32999b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32999b; }

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 #32999b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #32999b 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 #32999b 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 #32999b 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 #32999b 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.