Cadet blue

#7bb5be

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 soft. 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 #7bb5be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7bb5be

RGB123, 181, 190

HSL188, 34%, 61%

HSV188, 35%, 75%

CMYK35%, 5%, 0%, 25%

Lab70.16, -16.49, -10.57

XYZ33.99, 40.98, 54.83

Decimal8107454

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#68aab5 #55a0ab #4b8f99 #427d86 #396b73 #2f5a60 #26484d #1d363a #132527 #0a1315

Tints of cadet blue

#87bcc4 #93c2ca #9fc9d0 #abd0d6 #b7d7dc #c3dde1 #cfe4e7 #dbebed #e7f2f3 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#be847b Analogous#7bbea6 Analogous#7b94be Triadic#be7bb5 Triadic#b5be7b Split complementary#be7b93 Split complementary#bea67b

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 35, 5, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7bb5be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 5 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 9 4 31

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 #7bb5be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7bb5be; }
.text { color: #7bb5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb5be; }

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 #7bb5be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7bb5be 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 #7bb5be 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 #7bb5be 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 #7bb5be are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.