Cadet blue

#73a8a8

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #73a8a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73a8a8

RGB115, 168, 168

HSL180, 23%, 55%

HSV180, 32%, 66%

CMYK32%, 0%, 0%, 34%

Lab65.34, -17.35, -5.6

XYZ28.14, 34.48, 42.22

Decimal7579816

Web safe#669999

Pantone5493 C

Shades of cadet blue

#639e9e #598f8f #4f8080 #467070 #3c6161 #325151 #294242 #1f3232 #152222 #0c1313

Tints of cadet blue

#80b0b0 #8db8b8 #9ac0c0 #a7c8c8 #b3d0d0 #c0d8d8 #cde0e0 #dae8e8 #e7f0f0 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a87373 Analogous#73a88e Analogous#738da8 Triadic#a873a8 Triadic#a8a873 Split complementary#a8738e Split complementary#a88e73

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 0, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73a8a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 0 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 4 4 40

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 #73a8a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73a8a8; }
.text { color: #73a8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a8a8; }

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 #73a8a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73a8a8 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 #73a8a8 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 #73a8a8 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 #73a8a8 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.