Cadet blue

#769d8e

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

Cadet blue sits in the green range, mid and muted. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #769d8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#769d8e

RGB118, 157, 142

HSL157, 17%, 54%

HSV157, 25%, 62%

CMYK25%, 0%, 10%, 38%

Lab61.58, -16.59, 3.51

XYZ24.41, 29.92, 30.08

Decimal7773582

Web safe#669999

Pantone624 C

Shades of cadet blue

#689282 #5e8475 #547669 #4a675c #40594f #364b43 #2b3d36 #212e29 #17201d #0d1210

Tints of cadet blue

#83a698 #8fafa3 #9cb8ad #a9c1b8 #b5cac2 #c2d3cd #cfdcd7 #dbe5e2 #e8efec #f5f8f6

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9d7685 Analogous#769d7b Analogous#76999d Triadic#8e769d Triadic#9d8e76 Split complementary#9d7699 Split complementary#9d7b76

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 25, 0, 10, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #769d8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 0 10 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 4 13 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 #769d8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #769d8e; }
.text { color: #769d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769d8e; }

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 #769d8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #769d8e 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 #769d8e 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 #769d8e 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 #769d8e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.