Cadet blue

#3a909f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cadet blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cadet blue is a deep teal, rich between blue and green. 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 #3a909f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a909f

RGB58, 144, 159

HSL189, 47%, 43%

HSV189, 64%, 62%

CMYK64%, 9%, 0%, 38%

Lab55.43, -20.88, -15.6

XYZ17.98, 23.35, 36.36

Decimal3838111

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of cadet blue

#358491 #307784 #2b6b76 #265f68 #21525b #1c464d #17393f #122d32 #0d2124 #081416

Tints of cadet blue

#41a2b3 #51afbf #65b8c7 #79c1ce #8dcbd5 #a1d4dd #b5dde4 #cae6ec #def0f3 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9f493a Analogous#3a9f7b Analogous#3a5e9f Triadic#9f3a90 Triadic#909f3a Split complementary#9f3a5e Split complementary#9f7c3a

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 64, 9, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a909f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 9 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 12 4 44

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 #3a909f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a909f; }
.text { color: #3a909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a909f; }

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 #3a909f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a909f 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 #3a909f 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 #3a909f 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 #3a909f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.