Cadet blue

#649c87

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. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #649c87, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#649c87

RGB100, 156, 135

HSL158, 22%, 50%

HSV158, 36%, 61%

CMYK36%, 0%, 13%, 39%

Lab60.1, -23.29, 5.19

XYZ21.52, 28.24, 27.24

Decimal6593671

Web safe#669999

Pantone556 C

Shades of cadet blue

#5b8e7b #52816f #497363 #416557 #38574c #2f4a40 #263c34 #1d2e28 #15201c #0c1310

Tints of cadet blue

#72a592 #81ae9d #8fb8a8 #9ec1b4 #accabf #bad3ca #c9dcd5 #d7e6e0 #e6efeb #f4f8f7

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9c6479 Analogous#649c6b Analogous#64959c Triadic#87649c Triadic#9c8764 Split complementary#9c6495 Split complementary#9c6b64

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 36, 0, 13, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #649c87 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 0 13 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 4 16 45

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 #649c87 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #649c87; }
.text { color: #649c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649c87; }

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 #649c87 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #649c87 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 #649c87 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 #649c87 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

The figures for #649c87 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.