Cadet blue

#549b9f

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, mid and soft. 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 #549b9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#549b9f

RGB84, 155, 159

HSL183, 31%, 48%

HSV183, 47%, 62%

CMYK47%, 3%, 0%, 38%

Lab59.74, -21.16, -9.03

XYZ21.64, 27.83, 37.03

Decimal5544863

Web safe#669999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of cadet blue

#4d8d91 #458083 #3e7275 #376567 #2f575a #284a4c #213c3e #192f30 #122122 #0b1414

Tints of cadet blue

#61a7ab #71b0b4 #81b9bd #92c2c5 #a2cbce #b2d4d6 #c2dddf #d3e6e8 #e3f0f0 #f3f9f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9f5854 Analogous#549f7e Analogous#54759f Triadic#9f549b Triadic#9b9f54 Split complementary#9f5475 Split complementary#9f7e54

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 47, 3, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #549b9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 3 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 7 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 #549b9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #549b9f; }
.text { color: #549b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549b9f; }

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 #549b9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #549b9f 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 #549b9f 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 #549b9f 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

Here is how the numbers for #549b9f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.