Cadet blue

#4fa1ac

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, balanced 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 #4fa1ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4fa1ac
RGB79, 161, 172
HSL187, 37%, 49%
HSV187, 54%, 67%
CMYK54%, 6%, 0%, 33%
Lab61.77, -21.76, -13.35
XYZ23.42, 30.13, 43.61
Decimal5218732
Web safe#669999
Pantone3135 C
Pantone3135 CHex#4fa1acRgb79 161 172Cmyk54 6 0 33Lab62 -22 -13Darker#22454aDeep#39737bLighter#82b9c0

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 54, 6, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4fa1ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
54 6 0 33
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
54 10 4 39
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 #4fa1ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4fa1ac; }
.text { color: #4fa1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fa1ac; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4fa1ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.99:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.03:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4fa1ac 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 #4fa1ac sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #4fa1ac and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4fa1ac is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.