Cadet blue

#89b8bb

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #89b8bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89b8bb

RGB137, 184, 187

HSL184, 27%, 64%

HSV184, 27%, 73%

CMYK27%, 2%, 0%, 27%

Lab71.68, -14.75, -6.58

XYZ36.43, 43.19, 53.43

Decimal9025723

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5493 C

Shades of cadet blue

#76adb0 #64a2a6 #569296 #4c8083 #416e70 #365b5e #2b494b #213739 #162526 #0b1313

Tints of cadet blue

#94bec1 #9ec5c7 #a9cbcd #b4d2d4 #bed8da #c9dfe0 #d4e5e6 #deebec #e9f2f2 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bb8c89 Analogous#89bba5 Analogous#899fbb Triadic#bb89b8 Triadic#b8bb89 Split complementary#bb899f Split complementary#bba589

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 2, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89b8bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 2 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 6 4 33

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 #89b8bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89b8bb; }
.text { color: #89b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b8bb; }

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 #89b8bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89b8bb 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 #89b8bb 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 #89b8bb 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 #89b8bb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.