Cadet blue

#7ca496

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 #7ca496, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7ca496

RGB124, 164, 150

HSL159, 18%, 56%

HSV159, 24%, 64%

CMYK24%, 0%, 9%, 36%

Lab64.19, -16.59, 2.84

XYZ27.09, 33.04, 33.8

Decimal8168598

Web safe#669999

Pantone624 C

Shades of cadet blue

#6d998a #618c7d #567c6f #4c6d62 #415e54 #374f46 #2c4039 #22302b #17211e #0d1210

Tints of cadet blue

#88aca0 #94b5a9 #a0bdb3 #acc5bd #b8cec6 #c4d6d0 #d0dfda #dce7e3 #e8efed #f4f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a47c8a Analogous#7ca482 Analogous#7c9ea4 Triadic#967ca4 Triadic#a4967c Split complementary#a47c9e Split complementary#a4827c

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 24, 0, 9, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7ca496 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 0 9 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 4 12 42

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 #7ca496 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7ca496; }
.text { color: #7ca496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca496; }

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 #7ca496 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7ca496 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 #7ca496 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 #7ca496 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 #7ca496 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.