Cadet blue

#23a2ac

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #23a2ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#23a2ac

RGB35, 162, 172

HSL184, 66%, 41%

HSV184, 80%, 67%

CMYK80%, 6%, 0%, 33%

Lab60.94, -29.07, -14.71

XYZ21.06, 29.18, 43.55

Decimal2335404

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of cadet blue

#20949d #1d868f #1a7980 #176b71 #145d63 #114f54 #0e4145 #0b3437 #082628 #051819

Tints of cadet blue

#28b8c4 #33cad5 #4ad0da #62d6df #7adce4 #91e2e9 #a9e9ee #c1eff2 #d8f5f7 #f0fbfc

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ac2d23 Analogous#23ac72 Analogous#235dac Triadic#ac23a2 Triadic#a2ac23 Split complementary#ac235d Split complementary#ac7123

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 6, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #23a2ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 6 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 10 4 39

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 #23a2ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #23a2ac; }
.text { color: #23a2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23a2ac; }

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 #23a2ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #23a2ac 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 #23a2ac 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 #23a2ac 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 #23a2ac are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.