Cadet Blue

Cadet Blue is a medium, muted cyan color with the hex code #5F9EA0 (hue 182°, saturation 25%, lightness 50%). It is also the CSS named color cadetblue.

#5F9EA0

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Cadet Blue	`#5F9EA0`	95, 158, 160	182°, 25%, 50%	41, 1, 0, 37	65.8% 0.065 198

Contrast with white text 3.05:1, with black text 6.88:1 — use black text on Cadet Blue.

cadetblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: cadetblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#DFECEC

#AFCFD0

#7FB1B3

#568E90

#395F60

#1C2F30

Colors that go with Cadet Blue

Six color schemes built on Cadet Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Savannah Red (#A36159), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Light Sea Green (lightseagreen): Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) is lighter than Cadet Blue (relative luminance 0.351 vs 0.294) and more saturated, with its hue 5° away.
Light Slate Gray (lightslategray): Light Slate Gray (#778899) is darker than Cadet Blue (relative luminance 0.238 vs 0.294) and less saturated, with its hue 28° away.
Slate Gray (slategray): Slate Gray (#708090) is darker than Cadet Blue (relative luminance 0.209 vs 0.294) and less saturated, with its hue 28° away.
Grey (gray): Grey (#808080) is darker than Cadet Blue (relative luminance 0.216 vs 0.294) and less saturated.

Similar medium teal colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Cadet Blue?

#5F9EA0 — RGB 95, 158, 160, HSL 182°, 25%, 50%.

Is Cadet Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 182° on the color wheel.