Cadet blue

#4eafc0

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, mid and soft. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #4eafc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4eafc0

RGB78, 175, 192

HSL189, 48%, 53%

HSV189, 59%, 75%

CMYK59%, 9%, 0%, 25%

Lab66.59, -23.33, -17.24

XYZ27.99, 36.09, 55.36

Decimal5156800

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone631 C

Shades of cadet blue

#41a4b5 #3a94a4 #348492 #2e7481 #27646f #21545d #1b444c #15343a #0e2428 #081417

Tints of cadet blue

#5eb6c6 #6fbecc #7fc5d1 #90cdd7 #a0d4dd #b0dbe3 #c1e3e9 #d1eaef #e1f2f4 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c05f4e Analogous#4ec098 Analogous#4e76c0 Triadic#c04eaf Triadic#afc04e Split complementary#c04e76 Split complementary#c0984e

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 59, 9, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4eafc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 9 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 12 4 31

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 #4eafc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4eafc0; }
.text { color: #4eafc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4eafc0; }

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 #4eafc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4eafc0 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 #4eafc0 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 #4eafc0 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 #4eafc0 are worked out. 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.