Cadet blue

#079fa7

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

Cadet blue is a deep teal, rich between blue and green. 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 #079fa7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#079fa7

RGB7, 159, 167

HSL183, 92%, 34%

HSV183, 96%, 65%

CMYK96%, 5%, 0%, 35%

Lab59.55, -30.97, -14.0

XYZ19.46, 27.63, 40.87

Decimal499623

Web safe#009999

Pantone320 C

Shades of cadet blue

#069299 #06858b #05787e #056b70 #045d62 #045054 #034347 #023639 #02292b #011c1d

Tints of cadet blue

#08bcc6 #0ad9e4 #18eaf5 #55f0f8 #74f2f9 #92f5fa #b1f8fc #cffbfd #eefdfe

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a70f07 Analogous#07a75f Analogous#074fa7 Triadic#a7079f Triadic#9fa707 Split complementary#a7074f Split complementary#a75f07

Cadet blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 96, 5, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #079fa7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 5 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 9 4 41

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #079fa7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #079fa7; }
.text { color: #079fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #079fa7; }

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 #079fa7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #079fa7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #079fa7 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #079fa7 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 #079fa7 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.