CYAN

Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Conversions

HEX#5F9EA0

RGBrgb(95, 158, 160)

HSLhsl(182, 25%, 50%)

HSVhsv(182, 41%, 63%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 37%)

Copy CSS

color: #5f9ea0;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(95, 158, 160);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(182, 25%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.05 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.27 : 1

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About Cadet Blue

Cadet Blue is the hex color #5F9EA0, which translates to rgb(95, 158, 160) in RGB and hsl(182, 25%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 182 degrees, with a saturation of 25 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination puts Cadet Blue in the workable middle of the cyan family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Cadet Blue compares

Cadet Blue is exactly the CSS keyword cadetblue, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is mist-400 (#9CA8AB), at a distance of 18.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blue Green at 13.6. Sorted by lightness, Cadet Blue is number 10 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Cadet Blue

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Cadet Blue, led by Ink black at 6.27:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cadet Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cadet Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.05:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.27:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.38:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Cadet Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cadet Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Cadet Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#5F9EA0
RGB	rgb(95, 158, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 25%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(182, 41%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.77% 0.0650 198.30)
CIELAB	lab(61.15 -19.68 -7.42)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.