Cadet blue

#36a0ac

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 186 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #36a0ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#36a0ac

RGB54, 160, 172

HSL186, 52%, 44%

HSV186, 69%, 67%

CMYK69%, 7%, 0%, 33%

Lab60.7, -25.76, -15.03

XYZ21.54, 28.9, 43.47

Decimal3580076

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of cadet blue

#31929d #2d848e #28767f #236971 #1f5b62 #1a4d53 #153f44 #113135 #0c2326 #071617

Tints of cadet blue

#3cb3c0 #4fbcc8 #64c3ce #78cbd5 #8cd3db #a0dbe1 #b5e2e8 #c9eaee #ddf2f4 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ac4236 Analogous#36ac7d Analogous#3665ac Triadic#ac36a0 Triadic#a0ac36 Split complementary#ac3665 Split complementary#ac7d36

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 69, 7, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #36a0ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 7 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #36a0ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #36a0ac; }
.text { color: #36a0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a0ac; }

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 #36a0ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #36a0ac 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 #36a0ac 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 #36a0ac 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 #36a0ac are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.