Cadet blue

#5b979b

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 184 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 #5b979b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b979b

RGB91, 151, 155

HSL184, 26%, 48%

HSV184, 41%, 61%

CMYK41%, 3%, 0%, 39%

Lab58.72, -18.37, -8.24

XYZ21.3, 26.72, 35.05

Decimal6002587

Web safe#669999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of cadet blue

#538a8d #4b7d80 #436f72 #3b6265 #335557 #2b484a #233a3c #1b2d2e #132021 #0b1313

Tints of cadet blue

#68a3a6 #78acb0 #87b6b9 #97bfc2 #a6c9cb #b6d2d4 #c5dcdd #d5e5e6 #e4efef #f4f8f8

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9b5f5b Analogous#5b9b7f Analogous#5b779b Triadic#9b5b97 Triadic#979b5b Split complementary#9b5b77 Split complementary#9b7f5b

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 41, 3, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b979b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 3 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 7 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #5b979b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b979b; }
.text { color: #5b979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b979b; }

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 #5b979b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b979b 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 #5b979b 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 #5b979b 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 #5b979b are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.