Cadet blue

#779d90

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

This is Cadet blue, a muted green at 159 degrees. 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 #779d90, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#779d90

RGB119, 157, 144

HSL159, 16%, 54%

HSV159, 24%, 62%

CMYK24%, 0%, 8%, 38%

Lab61.7, -15.83, 2.55

XYZ24.7, 30.05, 30.88

Decimal7839120

Web safe#669999

Pantone624 C

Shades of cadet blue

#699284 #5f8477 #55766a #4a675d #405951 #364b44 #2c3d37 #212e2a #17201d #0d1210

Tints of cadet blue

#84a69a #90afa5 #9db8af #a9c1b9 #b6cac3 #c2d3ce #cfdcd8 #dce5e2 #e8eeec #f5f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9d7784 Analogous#779d7d Analogous#77979d Triadic#90779d Triadic#9d9077 Split complementary#9d7797 Split complementary#9d7d77

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 24, 0, 8, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #779d90 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 0 8 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 4 11 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 #779d90 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #779d90; }
.text { color: #779d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779d90; }

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 #779d90 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #779d90 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 #779d90 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 #779d90 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 #779d90 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.