Cadet blue

#90aba7

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 teal at 171 degrees. 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 #90aba7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#90aba7

RGB144, 171, 167

HSL171, 14%, 62%

HSV171, 16%, 67%

CMYK16%, 0%, 2%, 33%

Lab67.91, -10.1, -1.06

XYZ33.04, 37.85, 42.12

Decimal9481127

Web safe#999999

Pantone5493 C

Shades of cadet blue

#809f9a #70928d #63837e #57736e #4a625f #3e524f #324240 #263230 #192220 #0d1111

Tints of cadet blue

#9ab3af #a4bab7 #aec2bf #b8cac7 #c2d1cf #cdd9d7 #d7e0df #e1e8e7 #ebf0ef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ab9094 Analogous#90ab9a Analogous#90a2ab Triadic#a790ab Triadic#aba790 Split complementary#ab90a2 Split complementary#ab9a90

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 2, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #90aba7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 0 2 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 4 6 39

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 #90aba7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #90aba7; }
.text { color: #90aba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aba7; }

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 #90aba7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #90aba7 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 #90aba7 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 #90aba7 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 #90aba7 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.