Cadet blue

#52b0bb

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 186 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 #52b0bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#52b0bb

RGB82, 176, 187

HSL186, 44%, 53%

HSV186, 56%, 73%

CMYK56%, 6%, 0%, 27%

Lab66.85, -24.52, -14.06

XYZ27.97, 36.43, 52.57

Decimal5419195

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#45a5b0 #3e959f #38858e #31757d #2a656c #24555a #1d4549 #163538 #0f2527 #091516

Tints of cadet blue

#62b7c1 #72bfc8 #82c6ce #92cdd4 #a2d5da #b2dce1 #c2e3e7 #d2ebed #e2f2f4 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bb5d52 Analogous#52bb92 Analogous#527bbb Triadic#bb52b0 Triadic#b0bb52 Split complementary#bb527b Split complementary#bb9252

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 56, 6, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #52b0bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 6 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #52b0bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #52b0bb; }
.text { color: #52b0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b0bb; }

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 #52b0bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #52b0bb 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 #52b0bb 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 #52b0bb 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

The figures for #52b0bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.