Cadet blue

#7eb1bc

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, balanced between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #7eb1bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7eb1bc

RGB126, 177, 188

HSL191, 32%, 62%

HSV191, 33%, 74%

CMYK33%, 6%, 0%, 26%

Lab69.12, -14.05, -11.01

XYZ33.4, 39.51, 53.44

Decimal8303036

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of cadet blue

#6ba6b2 #599aa9 #4e8a97 #457984 #3b6871 #31575f #28464c #1e3539 #142327 #0a1214

Tints of cadet blue

#8ab8c2 #95bfc8 #a1c6ce #adcdd4 #b9d4da #c4dce1 #d0e3e7 #dceaed #e8f1f3 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bc897e Analogous#7ebca8 Analogous#7e92bc Triadic#bc7eb1 Triadic#b1bc7e Split complementary#bc7e92 Split complementary#bca87e

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 6, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7eb1bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 6 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 10 4 32

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 #7eb1bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7eb1bc; }
.text { color: #7eb1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eb1bc; }

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 #7eb1bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7eb1bc 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 #7eb1bc 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 #7eb1bc 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 #7eb1bc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.