Cadet blue

#779999

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 #779999, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#779999
RGB119, 153, 153
HSL180, 14%, 53%
HSV180, 22%, 60%
CMYK22%, 0%, 0%, 40%
Lab60.79, -11.69, -3.87
XYZ24.75, 29.0, 34.43
Decimal7838105
Web safe#669999
Pantone5483 C
Pantone5483 CHex#779999Rgb119 153 153Cmyk22 0 0 40Lab61 -12 -4Darker#374a4aDeep#567373Lighter#a1b6b6

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 0, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #779999 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 0 0 40
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 4 4 46
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 #779999 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #779999; }
.text { color: #779999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779999; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #779999 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.09:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #779999 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 #779999 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #779999 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #779999 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. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.