Cadet blue

#4fa7bd

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

This is Cadet blue, a soft teal at 192 degrees. 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 #4fa7bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4fa7bd
RGB79, 167, 189
HSL192, 45%, 53%
HSV192, 58%, 74%
CMYK58%, 12%, 0%, 26%
Lab64.14, -19.91, -19.28
XYZ26.23, 32.97, 53.13
Decimal5220285
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone312 C
Pantone312 CHex#4fa7bdRgb79 167 189Cmyk58 12 0 26Lab64 -20 -19Darker#22505bDeep#367d8fLighter#87bfcd

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 58, 12, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4fa7bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
58 12 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
57 15 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 #4fa7bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4fa7bd; }
.text { color: #4fa7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fa7bd; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4fa7bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.77:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.59:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4fa7bd 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 #4fa7bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #4fa7bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #4fa7bd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.