Cadet blue

#709c99

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 muted. 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 #709c99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#709c99

RGB112, 156, 153

HSL176, 18%, 53%

HSV176, 28%, 61%

CMYK28%, 0%, 2%, 39%

Lab61.24, -15.5, -3.25

XYZ24.32, 29.52, 34.55

Decimal7380121

Web safe#669999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of cadet blue

#64908d #5a8280 #517472 #476664 #3d5856 #334a49 #2a3c3b #202e2d #16201f #0d1212

Tints of cadet blue

#7da5a2 #8aaeac #98b8b5 #a5c1bf #b2cac8 #bfd3d2 #cddcdb #dae5e5 #e7efee #f4f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9c7073 Analogous#709c83 Analogous#70899c Triadic#99709c Triadic#9c9970 Split complementary#9c7089 Split complementary#9c8370

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 0, 2, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #709c99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 0 2 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 4 6 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 #709c99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #709c99; }
.text { color: #709c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709c99; }

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 #709c99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #709c99 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 #709c99 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 #709c99 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 #709c99 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.