Cadet blue

#4db1bc

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

Cadet blue is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. 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 #4db1bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4db1bc

RGB77, 177, 188

HSL186, 45%, 52%

HSV186, 59%, 74%

CMYK59%, 6%, 0%, 26%

Lab67.02, -25.69, -14.38

XYZ27.86, 36.65, 53.18

Decimal5091772

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#42a5b0 #3c959e #35858d #2f757c #28656b #22555a #1c4549 #153538 #0f2527 #081516

Tints of cadet blue

#5eb8c2 #6ebfc8 #7fc7cf #8fced5 #a0d5db #b0dce1 #c1e4e7 #d1ebee #e2f2f4 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bc584d Analogous#4dbc90 Analogous#4d7abc Triadic#bc4db1 Triadic#b1bc4d Split complementary#bc4d79 Split complementary#bc904d

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 59, 6, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4db1bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 6 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 10 4 32

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 #4db1bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4db1bc; }
.text { color: #4db1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4db1bc; }

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 #4db1bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4db1bc 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 #4db1bc 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 #4db1bc 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 #4db1bc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.