Cadet blue

#3f8d9d

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

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, deep and soft. 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 #3f8d9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3f8d9d

RGB63, 141, 157

HSL190, 43%, 43%

HSV190, 60%, 62%

CMYK60%, 10%, 0%, 38%

Lab54.6, -18.98, -15.7

XYZ17.66, 22.54, 35.32

Decimal4165021

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of cadet blue

#3a818f #347582 #2f6974 #295c67 #245059 #1e444c #19383e #142c31 #0e2023 #091416

Tints of cadet blue

#479eb0 #57aabc #6ab4c3 #7ebecb #91c8d3 #a5d1db #b8dbe3 #cbe5ea #dfeff2 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9d4f3f Analogous#3f9d7e Analogous#3f5e9d Triadic#9d3f8d Triadic#8d9d3f Split complementary#9d3f5e Split complementary#9d7e3f

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 60, 10, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3f8d9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 10 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 13 4 44

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 #3f8d9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3f8d9d; }
.text { color: #3f8d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f8d9d; }

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 #3f8d9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3f8d9d 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 #3f8d9d 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 #3f8d9d 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 #3f8d9d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.