Cadet blue

#39b5ca

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 strong. 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 #39b5ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#39b5ca

RGB57, 181, 202

HSL189, 58%, 51%

HSV189, 72%, 79%

CMYK72%, 10%, 0%, 21%

Lab68.15, -26.62, -20.43

XYZ28.87, 38.18, 61.73

Decimal3782090

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#32a7ba #2d96a8 #288696 #237684 #1f6672 #1a5660 #15464e #10363c #0b262a #061618

Tints of cadet blue

#4bbccf #5ec3d4 #70cad9 #83d0de #95d7e3 #a7dee8 #bae5ec #ccecf1 #dff3f6 #f1fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ca4e39 Analogous#39ca97 Analogous#396cca Triadic#ca39b5 Triadic#b5ca39 Split complementary#ca396c Split complementary#ca9739

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 72, 10, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #39b5ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 10 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 13 4 27

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 #39b5ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #39b5ca; }
.text { color: #39b5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39b5ca; }

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 #39b5ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #39b5ca 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 #39b5ca 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 #39b5ca 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

Every value on this page for #39b5ca is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.