Cadet blue

#779b8a

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. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #779b8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#779b8a

RGB119, 155, 138

HSL152, 15%, 54%

HSV152, 23%, 61%

CMYK23%, 0%, 11%, 39%

Lab60.96, -16.05, 4.87

XYZ23.92, 29.2, 28.42

Decimal7838602

Web safe#669999

Pantone624 C

Shades of cadet blue

#6a907e #5f8272 #557465 #4b6659 #41584d #364a41 #2c3c34 #222e28 #17201c #0d120f

Tints of cadet blue

#84a495 #90ada0 #9db7aa #a9c0b5 #b6c9c0 #c2d2cb #cfdcd6 #dce5e1 #e8eeeb #f5f7f6

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9b7788 Analogous#779b78 Analogous#779a9b Triadic#8a779b Triadic#9b8a77 Split complementary#9b779a Split complementary#9b7877

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 23, 0, 11, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #779b8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 0 11 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 4 14 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #779b8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #779b8a; }
.text { color: #779b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779b8a; }

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 #779b8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #779b8a 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 #779b8a 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 #779b8a 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

Every value on this page for #779b8a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.