Azure

#cbdede

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for azure, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Azure is a light teal, soft between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Azure color values

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

Hex#cbdede

RGB203, 222, 222

HSL180, 22%, 83%

HSV180, 9%, 87%

CMYK9%, 0%, 0%, 13%

Lab87.1, -6.31, -2.17

XYZ63.93, 70.21, 79.29

Decimal13360862

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of azure

#b3cfcf #9bbfbf #83b0b0 #6aa1a1 #588b8b #497373 #3a5b5b #2b4343 #1b2b2b #0c1313

Tints of azure

#cfe1e1 #d3e3e3 #d7e6e6 #dbe8e8 #e0ebeb #e4eeee #e8f0f0 #ecf3f3 #f0f5f5 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with azure

Complementary#decbcb Analogous#cbded4 Analogous#cbd4de Triadic#decbde Triadic#dedecb Split complementary#decbd4 Split complementary#ded4cb

Azure in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 0, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 4 19

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.

Azure in css

Copy #cbdede straight into your stylesheet.

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

How azure looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Azure and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cbdede against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbdede against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Azure on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cbdede sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around azure? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn azure into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cbdede 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 azure, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cbdede come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.