Cadet blue

#3babb6

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 185 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #3babb6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3babb6

RGB59, 171, 182

HSL185, 51%, 47%

HSV185, 68%, 71%

CMYK68%, 6%, 0%, 29%

Lab64.51, -27.48, -14.87

XYZ24.81, 33.43, 49.4

Decimal3910582

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of cadet blue

#369ca6 #318d96 #2c7e86 #266f76 #216067 #1c5157 #174247 #123437 #0d2527 #071617

Tints of cadet blue

#47b8c3 #5abfc9 #6dc7d0 #80ced6 #93d5dc #a6dde2 #b9e4e8 #ccebee #dff3f4 #f2fafb

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b6463b Analogous#3bb684 Analogous#3b6db6 Triadic#b63bab Triadic#abb63b Split complementary#b63b6d Split complementary#b6843b

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 68, 6, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3babb6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 6 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #3babb6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3babb6; }
.text { color: #3babb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3babb6; }

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 #3babb6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3babb6 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 #3babb6 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 #3babb6 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 #3babb6 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.