Cadet blue

#95a9a1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cadet blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cadet blue is a mid green that feels confident. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #95a9a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#95a9a1

RGB149, 169, 161

HSL156, 10%, 62%

HSV156, 12%, 66%

CMYK12%, 0%, 5%, 34%

Lab67.53, -8.57, 1.76

XYZ33.02, 37.34, 39.19

Decimal9808289

Web safe#999999

Pantone5497 C

Shades of cadet blue

#859c93 #758f85 #688076 #5b7068 #4e6059 #41504a #34403c #27312d #1b211e #0e1110

Tints of cadet blue

#9fb1aa #a8b9b2 #b2c0bb #bbc8c3 #c5d0cc #cfd8d4 #d8e0dd #e2e7e5 #ecefee #f5f7f6

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a9959d Analogous#95a997 Analogous#95a7a9 Triadic#a195a9 Triadic#a9a195 Split complementary#a995a7 Split complementary#a99795

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 12, 0, 5, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #95a9a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 5 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 9 40

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 #95a9a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #95a9a1; }
.text { color: #95a9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a9a1; }

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 #95a9a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #95a9a1 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 #95a9a1 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 #95a9a1 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 #95a9a1 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.