Cadet blue

#589c8c

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

This is Cadet blue, a muted teal at 166 degrees. 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 #589c8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#589c8c

RGB88, 156, 140

HSL166, 28%, 48%

HSV166, 44%, 61%

CMYK44%, 0%, 10%, 39%

Lab59.66, -25.54, 1.65

XYZ20.65, 27.75, 29.08

Decimal5807244

Web safe#669999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of cadet blue

#508e80 #498174 #417367 #39655b #32584f #2a4a43 #223c36 #1a2f2a #13211e #0b1412

Tints of cadet blue

#65a898 #75b1a3 #85baad #94c3b8 #a4ccc3 #b4d5cd #c4ded8 #d4e7e2 #e4f0ed #f4f9f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9c5868 Analogous#589c6a Analogous#588a9c Triadic#8c589c Triadic#9c8c58 Split complementary#9c588a Split complementary#9c6a58

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 44, 0, 10, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #589c8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 0 10 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 4 13 45

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 #589c8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #589c8c; }
.text { color: #589c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589c8c; }

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 #589c8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #589c8c 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 #589c8c 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 #589c8c 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 #589c8c are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.