Cadet blue

#8bb1a2

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. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #8bb1a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bb1a2

RGB139, 177, 162

HSL156, 20%, 62%

HSV156, 21%, 69%

CMYK21%, 0%, 8%, 31%

Lab69.14, -15.96, 3.46

XYZ32.89, 39.54, 40.08

Decimal9154978

Web safe#999999

Pantone556 C

Shades of cadet blue

#7aa694 #699a87 #5d8a78 #517969 #46685a #3a574b #2f453d #23342e #18231f #0c1210

Tints of cadet blue

#96b8aa #a0bfb3 #abc6bb #b5cdc4 #c0d4cc #cadbd5 #d5e3dd #dfeae6 #eaf1ee #f4f8f6

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b18b9a Analogous#8bb18f Analogous#8badb1 Triadic#a28bb1 Triadic#b1a28b Split complementary#b18bad Split complementary#b18f8b

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 8, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bb1a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 0 8 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 4 11 37

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #8bb1a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bb1a2; }
.text { color: #8bb1a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb1a2; }

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 #8bb1a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bb1a2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8bb1a2 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8bb1a2 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 #8bb1a2 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.