Gildan 5000B Youth Heavy Cotton™ T-Shirt in Aquatic — blank t-shirt, front view

Shown: Aquatic

GildanStyle 5000B · T-Shirts

Youth Heavy Cotton™ T-Shirt

A blank t-shirt from the Gildan line, offered in 59 colors and sizes XS–XL. Cataloged on VisePrint with full fabric specs and decoration-ready details.

  • Excellent for screen printing and DTG printing
  • 100% cotton at 5.3 oz/yd²
  • 59-color range
  • OEKO-TEX certified facility
  • Sublimation: not recommended — Cotton-dominant fabric does not bond sublimation dye.

Final pricing depends on garment quantity, decoration method, print locations, and artwork requirements.

Colors 59Aquatic

  • Aquatic

  • Ash

  • Azalea

  • Black

  • Blue Dusk

  • Cardinal

  • Carolina Blue

  • Charcoal

  • Cobalt

  • Coral Silk

  • Daisy

  • Dark Chocolate

  • Dark Heather

  • Dusty Rose

  • Electric Green

  • Forest Green

  • Garnet

  • Gold

  • Graphite Heather

  • Heather Navy

  • Heather Red

  • Heather Sapphire

  • Heliconia

  • Indigo Blue

  • Irish Green

  • Kiwi

  • Light Blue

  • Light Pink

  • Lime

  • Maroon

  • Military Green

  • Mint Green

  • Natural

  • Navy

  • Neon Blue

  • Neon Green

  • Off White

  • Orange

  • Purple

  • Red

  • Royal

  • Safety Green

  • Safety Orange

  • Safety Pink

  • Sand

  • Sapphire

  • Sky

  • Sport Grey

  • Tennessee Orange

  • Texas Orange

  • Tropical Blue

  • Violet

  • White

  • Yellow Haze

  • Antique Jade Dome

  • Gravel

  • Heather Military Green

  • Heather Neon Coral

  • Ice Grey

Available sizes

XSSMLXL

Availability Aquatic

Availability by size for the Aquatic colorway, as of the last catalog sync
SizeStatusLocal pickup (Chicagoland)Actions
XSIn Stock
SIn StockAvailable
MIn StockAvailable
LLimited
XLIn StockAvailable

Last inventory sync: July 12, 2026 · local pickup stock held near Lockport, IL. Distributor network totals — not live stock; availability is reconfirmed on every quote before production.

Key specifications

Fabric composition
100% cotton
Fabric weight
5.3 oz/yd²
Fabric type
Not stated
Yarn
20 singles
Construction
Not stated
Label
Tear-away label
Cut for
Youth
Fit
Classic
Sizes
XS–XL
Colors
59
Country of origin
Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua
Sustainability
OEKO-TEX certified facility; Fair Labor Association; US-grown / BCI cotton

Decoration compatibility

VisePrint guidance derived from this garment's stated fabric and construction — not manufacturer claims.

Cotton-dominant knit takes plastisol and water-based ink cleanly with standard cure settings.

Compatible with this fabric type at correct press temperature and pressure.

DTG printing

Excellent

High-cotton smooth knit is the ideal DTG substrate.

Embroiders well with appropriate backing.

Standard HTV and transfers apply well at the correct temperature for this fiber mix.

Sublimation

Not Recommended

Cotton-dominant fabric does not bond sublimation dye.

Decoration results can vary by equipment, ink, transfer material, garment color, and production settings. Always test before beginning a full production run.

Fit and sizing

Classic fit, cut for youth wear · sizes XS–XL.

Garment measurements in inches, laid flat.

MeasurementXSSMLXL
Body Length20 1/22223 1/22526 1/2
Chest Width (Laid Flat)1617181920
Numerical Sizes46-810-1214-1618-20

Fabric and construction

Manufacturer highlights

  • 5.3 oz./yd² (US) 8.8 oz./L yd (CA), 100% cotton, 20 singles
  • Ash Grey is 99/1 cotton/polyester
  • Sport Grey is 90/10 cotton/polyester
  • Dark Heather, Graphite Heather, Heather, Neon & Safety Colors are 50/50 cotton/polyester
  • Safety Green is compliant with ANSI / ISEA 107 high-visibility standards
  • Classic fit
  • Rib collar
  • Taped neck and shoulders
  • Tear away label
  • CPSIA Tracking Label Compliant
  • Responsible Materials: contains US grown BCI cotton
  • Natural is not a dyed fabric, the specks that you see are fibers and cotton seeds

About this blank

Innovation you can feel. Made with 100% U.S. cotton and the latest breakthrough in soft cotton technology, the Gildan® Heavy Cotton family has been remastered for improved printability, quality and comfort you can see and feel.

Responsible Supplier: this product was made in a facility that is OEKO-TEX and FLA certified.

Country of origin

Made in Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, or Nicaragua.

Shown for the White colorway; origin can vary by color and production run.

Recommended applications

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  • · Classic fit
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Terms used on this page

Singles (Yarn Count)
Singles is the yarn-count system where a higher number, like 30/1, means finer, thinner yarn, and a lower number, like 18/1, means thicker, coarser yarn.
Polyester
Polyester is a synthetic, petroleum-based fiber prized for durability, quick-dry performance, and colorfastness, but prone to dye migration under screen-print inks.
Heather Fabric
Heather fabric is knit or woven from a blend of dyed and undyed fiber, creating a mottled two-tone look that usually signals polyester content.
Classic Fit
Classic fit is the roomy, straight-cut 'full cut' T-shirt silhouette with generous body ease and minimal waist taper, built to fit the broadest range of body types.
Ribbed Collar
A ribbed collar is a stretchy rib-knit neckband, usually 1x1 rib, whose recovery after stretching depends heavily on how much spandex is blended in.
Taped Neck (Shoulder-to-Shoulder Taping)
A taped neck is a strip of tape sewn over a garment's shoulder-to-shoulder seam to stop it from stretching out and smooth the seam against skin.
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