Cadet blue

#73acb7

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

Cadet blue is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. 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 #73acb7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73acb7

RGB115, 172, 183

HSL190, 32%, 58%

HSV190, 37%, 72%

CMYK37%, 6%, 0%, 28%

Lab66.95, -15.73, -11.54

XYZ30.37, 36.57, 50.26

Decimal7580855

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of cadet blue

#61a2ae #5395a1 #4a8590 #41747e #38646d #2f545b #264349 #1d3338 #132326 #0a1314

Tints of cadet blue

#80b4be #8dbbc4 #99c3cb #a6cad1 #b3d2d8 #c0dadf #cde1e5 #dae9ec #e6f0f2 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b77e73 Analogous#73b7a0 Analogous#738ab7 Triadic#b773ac Triadic#acb773 Split complementary#b7738a Split complementary#b7a073

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 37, 6, 0, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73acb7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 6 0 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 10 4 34

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 #73acb7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73acb7; }
.text { color: #73acb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73acb7; }

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 #73acb7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73acb7 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 #73acb7 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 #73acb7 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 #73acb7 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.