Cadet blue

#558d8a

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, weighty between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #558d8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#558d8a

RGB85, 141, 138

HSL177, 25%, 44%

HSV177, 40%, 55%

CMYK40%, 0%, 2%, 45%

Lab54.88, -19.15, -4.22

XYZ17.86, 22.82, 27.51

Decimal5606794

Web safe#669999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of cadet blue

#4e817e #467572 #3f6866 #385c5a #30504e #294442 #223836 #1a2b2b #131f1f #0c1313

Tints of cadet blue

#5f9e9a #6fa8a5 #80b2b0 #90bcba #a1c6c4 #b1d0cf #c2dad9 #d3e4e3 #e3eeee #f4f8f8

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#8d5558 Analogous#558d6e Analogous#55748d Triadic#8a558d Triadic#8d8a55 Split complementary#8d5574 Split complementary#8d6e55

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 0, 2, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #558d8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 0 2 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 4 6 51

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 #558d8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #558d8a; }
.text { color: #558d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558d8a; }

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 #558d8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #558d8a 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 #558d8a 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 #558d8a 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 #558d8a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.