Cadet blue

#4fa7bc

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, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #4fa7bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4fa7bc
RGB79, 167, 188
HSL192, 45%, 52%
HSV192, 58%, 74%
CMYK58%, 11%, 0%, 26%
Lab64.1, -20.2, -18.78
XYZ26.12, 32.93, 52.56
Decimal5220284
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone312 C
Pantone312 CHex#4fa7bcRgb79 167 188Cmyk58 11 0 26Lab64 -20 -19Darker#224f5aDeep#367d8eLighter#87becc

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 58, 11, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4fa7bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
58 11 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
57 14 4 32
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #4fa7bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4fa7bc; }
.text { color: #4fa7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fa7bc; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4fa7bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4fa7bc 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 #4fa7bc 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 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 #4fa7bc 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 #4fa7bc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.