Cadet blue

#90a69d

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 confident. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #90a69d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#90a69d

RGB144, 166, 157

HSL155, 11%, 61%

HSV155, 13%, 65%

CMYK13%, 0%, 5%, 35%

Lab66.24, -9.49, 2.06

XYZ31.22, 35.64, 37.13

Decimal9479837

Web safe#999999

Pantone5497 C

Shades of cadet blue

#809a8f #718d82 #657e73 #586e65 #4c5f57 #3f4f49 #33403a #26302c #1a201e #0e1110

Tints of cadet blue

#9aaea6 #a4b6af #aebeb8 #b8c6c1 #c3cfca #cdd7d3 #d7dfdb #e1e7e4 #ebefed #f5f7f6

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#a69099 Analogous#90a692 Analogous#90a4a6 Triadic#9d90a6 Triadic#a69d90 Split complementary#a690a4 Split complementary#a69290

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 5, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #90a69d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 5 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 9 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 #90a69d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #90a69d; }
.text { color: #90a69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a69d; }

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 #90a69d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #90a69d 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 #90a69d 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 #90a69d 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 #90a69d are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.