Cadet blue

#39a9b6

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 soft. 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 #39a9b6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#39a9b6

RGB57, 169, 182

HSL186, 52%, 47%

HSV186, 69%, 71%

CMYK69%, 7%, 0%, 29%

Lab63.85, -26.78, -15.87

XYZ24.32, 32.62, 49.27

Decimal3778998

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone312 C

Shades of cadet blue

#349aa6 #2f8c96 #2a7d86 #256e77 #205f67 #1b5157 #164247 #113337 #0c2427 #071617

Tints of cadet blue

#44b7c4 #57beca #6ac6d0 #7ecdd7 #91d5dd #a4dce3 #b8e4e9 #cbebef #def2f5 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b64639 Analogous#39b685 Analogous#396ab6 Triadic#b639a9 Triadic#a9b639 Split complementary#b6396a Split complementary#b68539

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 69, 7, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #39a9b6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 7 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 10 4 35

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 #39a9b6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #39a9b6; }
.text { color: #39a9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39a9b6; }

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 #39a9b6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #39a9b6 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 #39a9b6 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 #39a9b6 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 #39a9b6 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.