#5F9EA0Cadetblue is a muted, gently desaturated, mid-toned cool cyan (#5F9EA0).
At hue 182° with 25% saturation, cadetblue lands firmly in the cyan family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes cadetblue a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Cadetblue is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on cadetblue hits 6.88:1 — past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 3.05:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of cadetblue sits at 2° — #9F6260, close to rosybrown — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for cadetblue in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from cadetblue's position on the color wheel (hue 182°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix cadetblue toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how cadetblue performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Cadetblue | 3.05:1 | Fail | AA |
| Black text on Cadetblue | 6.88:1 | AA | AAA |
#7A7BA0#77729F#629F9FCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword cadetblue directly.
:root {
--cadetblue: #5F9EA0;
--cadetblue-rgb: 95, 158, 160;
--cadetblue-tint: #A7CACB;
--cadetblue-shade: #345758;
}
.btn-cadetblue {
background: var(--cadetblue);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'cadetblue': {
DEFAULT: '#5F9EA0',
light: '#A7CACB',
dark: '#345758',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.