Cadet blue

#00aab6

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, serious 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 #00aab6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00aab6

RGB0, 170, 182

HSL184, 100%, 36%

HSV184, 100%, 71%

CMYK100%, 7%, 0%, 29%

Lab63.45, -31.69, -16.55

XYZ22.82, 32.13, 49.25

Decimal43702

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of cadet blue

#009ca7 #008e98 #008089 #007179 #00636a #00555b #00474c #00393d #002b2e #001d1f

Tints of cadet blue

#00c7d5 #00e4f4 #14f0ff #33f2ff #52f4ff #71f6ff #90f8ff #affaff #cefcff #edfeff

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b60c00 Analogous#00b667 Analogous#004fb6 Triadic#b600aa Triadic#aab600 Split complementary#b6004f Split complementary#b66700

Cadet blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 7, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00aab6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 7 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 10 4 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #00aab6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00aab6; }
.text { color: #00aab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00aab6; }

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 #00aab6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00aab6 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 #00aab6 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 #00aab6 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 #00aab6 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.