Cadet blue

#38a0ae

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, grounded 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 #38a0ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#38a0ae

RGB56, 160, 174

HSL187, 51%, 45%

HSV187, 68%, 68%

CMYK68%, 8%, 0%, 32%

Lab60.82, -24.84, -15.98

XYZ21.84, 29.04, 44.5

Decimal3711150

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of cadet blue

#33929f #2e8490 #297681 #256972 #205b63 #1b4d53 #163f44 #113135 #0c2326 #071517

Tints of cadet blue

#3fb2c1 #53bac8 #67c2ce #7bcad4 #8ed2db #a2dae1 #b6e2e8 #caeaee #def2f4 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ae4638 Analogous#38ae81 Analogous#3865ae Triadic#ae38a0 Triadic#a0ae38 Split complementary#ae3865 Split complementary#ae8138

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 8, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #38a0ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 8 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 11 4 38

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 #38a0ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #38a0ae; }
.text { color: #38a0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38a0ae; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #38a0ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #38a0ae 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 #38a0ae 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 #38a0ae 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #38a0ae are worked out. 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.