Cadet blue

#82a599

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

Cadet blue is a mid green that feels balanced. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #82a599, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#82a599

RGB130, 165, 153

HSL159, 16%, 58%

HSV159, 21%, 65%

CMYK21%, 0%, 7%, 35%

Lab64.93, -14.51, 2.27

XYZ28.41, 33.96, 35.19

Decimal8562073

Web safe#999999

Pantone624 C

Shades of cadet blue

#739a8c #658d7f #5a7d71 #4f6e63 #445f56 #394f48 #2e403a #23312c #18211e #0d1210

Tints of cadet blue

#8dada2 #99b6ac #a4beb5 #b0c6be #bbcec8 #c7d7d1 #d2dfda #dee7e4 #e9efed #f5f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a5828e Analogous#82a588 Analogous#829fa5 Triadic#9982a5 Triadic#a59982 Split complementary#a5829f Split complementary#a58882

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 7, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #82a599 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 0 7 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 4 10 41

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 #82a599 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #82a599; }
.text { color: #82a599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a599; }

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 #82a599 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #82a599 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 #82a599 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 #82a599 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #82a599 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.