Cadet blue

#4d8794

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

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, deep and soft. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #4d8794, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d8794

RGB77, 135, 148

HSL191, 32%, 44%

HSV191, 48%, 58%

CMYK48%, 9%, 0%, 42%

Lab53.0, -15.3, -12.86

XYZ17.07, 21.04, 31.18

Decimal5080980

Web safe#669999

Pantone314 C

Shades of cadet blue

#467b87 #40707a #39646e #325861 #2c4d54 #254147 #1e353a #182a2e #111e21 #0a1214

Tints of cadet blue

#5697a6 #67a2b0 #78adb9 #8ab8c2 #9bc2cb #adcdd4 #bfd8dd #d0e2e7 #e2edf0 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#945a4d Analogous#4d947d Analogous#4d6494 Triadic#944d87 Triadic#87944d Split complementary#944d64 Split complementary#947e4d

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 48, 9, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d8794 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 9 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 12 4 48

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 #4d8794 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d8794; }
.text { color: #4d8794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8794; }

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 #4d8794 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d8794 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 #4d8794 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 #4d8794 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 #4d8794 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.