Cadet blue

#6eb5b5

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 #6eb5b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6eb5b5

RGB110, 181, 181

HSL180, 32%, 57%

HSV180, 39%, 71%

CMYK39%, 0%, 0%, 29%

Lab69.25, -22.22, -7.03

XYZ31.29, 39.7, 49.73

Decimal7255477

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#5dacac #519e9e #488d8d #3f7c7c #366a6a #2e5959 #254848 #1c3737 #132626 #0a1414

Tints of cadet blue

#7bbcbc #89c3c3 #96c9c9 #a3d0d0 #b1d7d7 #bedede #cbe5e5 #d9ebeb #e6f2f2 #f3f9f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b56e6e Analogous#6eb592 Analogous#6e91b5 Triadic#b56eb5 Triadic#b5b56e Split complementary#b56e92 Split complementary#b5926e

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 39, 0, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6eb5b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 0 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 4 4 35

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 #6eb5b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6eb5b5; }
.text { color: #6eb5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb5b5; }

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 #6eb5b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6eb5b5 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 #6eb5b5 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 #6eb5b5 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 #6eb5b5 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.