Cadet blue

#93aca8

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 170 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 #93aca8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#93aca8

RGB147, 172, 168

HSL170, 13%, 63%

HSV170, 15%, 67%

CMYK15%, 0%, 2%, 33%

Lab68.41, -9.43, -0.85

XYZ33.85, 38.54, 42.7

Decimal9677992

Web safe#999999

Pantone5493 C

Shades of cadet blue

#839f9b #72938e #65837f #58736f #4c635f #3f534f #334240 #263230 #1a2220 #0d1111

Tints of cadet blue

#9db4b0 #a7bbb8 #b0c3c0 #bacac8 #c4d2cf #ced9d7 #d8e1df #e1e8e7 #ebf0ef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ac9397 Analogous#93ac9b Analogous#93a3ac Triadic#a893ac Triadic#aca893 Split complementary#ac93a3 Split complementary#ac9b93

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 0, 2, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #93aca8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 0 2 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #93aca8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #93aca8; }
.text { color: #93aca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aca8; }

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 #93aca8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #93aca8 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 #93aca8 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 #93aca8 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 #93aca8 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.