Cadet blue

#699e8d

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 161 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 #699e8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#699e8d

RGB105, 158, 141

HSL161, 21%, 52%

HSV161, 34%, 62%

CMYK34%, 0%, 11%, 38%

Lab61.12, -21.45, 3.3

XYZ22.86, 29.38, 29.67

Decimal6921869

Web safe#669999

Pantone556 C

Shades of cadet blue

#5e9281 #558375 #4c7568 #43675c #3a594f #314b43 #273d36 #1e2f2a #15211d #0c1310

Tints of cadet blue

#77a798 #85b0a2 #93b9ad #a1c2b7 #afcbc2 #bcd4cc #caddd7 #d8e6e2 #e6efec #f4f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9e697a Analogous#699e73 Analogous#69949e Triadic#8d699e Triadic#9e8d69 Split complementary#9e6994 Split complementary#9e7369

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 34, 0, 11, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #699e8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 0 11 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 4 14 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #699e8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #699e8d; }
.text { color: #699e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699e8d; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #699e8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #699e8d 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 #699e8d 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 #699e8d 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

The figures for #699e8d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.