Cadet blue

#7ba6b7

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 blue at 197 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #7ba6b7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7ba6b7

RGB123, 166, 183

HSL197, 29%, 60%

HSV197, 33%, 72%

CMYK33%, 9%, 0%, 28%

Lab65.67, -10.28, -13.42

XYZ30.35, 34.9, 49.94

Decimal8103607

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of cadet blue

#699aad #598da2 #4f7e91 #456e7f #3b5f6d #324f5b #284049 #1e3037 #152126 #0b1114

Tints of cadet blue

#87aebe #93b6c4 #9fbecb #abc6d1 #b7cfd8 #c3d7de #cfdfe5 #dbe7ec #e7eff2 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b78c7b Analogous#7bb7aa Analogous#7b88b7 Triadic#b77ba6 Triadic#a6b77b Split complementary#b77b88 Split complementary#b7aa7b

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 9, 0, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7ba6b7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 9 0 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 12 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 #7ba6b7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7ba6b7; }
.text { color: #7ba6b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba6b7; }

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 #7ba6b7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7ba6b7 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 #7ba6b7 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 #7ba6b7 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 #7ba6b7 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.