Cadet blue

#39a2be

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 193 degrees. 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 #39a2be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#39a2be

RGB57, 162, 190

HSL193, 54%, 48%

HSV193, 70%, 75%

CMYK70%, 15%, 0%, 25%

Lab62.02, -20.7, -23.13

XYZ23.9, 30.43, 53.33

Decimal3777214

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of cadet blue

#3494ad #2f869d #2a778c #25697b #205b6b #1b4d5a #163f49 #113039 #0c2228 #071418

Tints of cadet blue

#48adc8 #5ab5ce #6dbed3 #80c6d9 #93cfdf #a6d7e4 #b9e0ea #cce8f0 #def0f5 #f1f9fb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#be5539 Analogous#39be98 Analogous#395fbe Triadic#be39a2 Triadic#a2be39 Split complementary#be395f Split complementary#be9839

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 15, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #39a2be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 15 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 18 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 #39a2be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #39a2be; }
.text { color: #39a2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39a2be; }

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 #39a2be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #39a2be 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 #39a2be 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 #39a2be 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 #39a2be 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.