Cadet (#536872)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.85:1 — vs black: 3.59:1

Color values

  • HEX #536872
  • RGB rgb(83, 104, 114)
  • HSL hsl(199, 27%, 44%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 27.19, 8.77, 0, 55.29 )
  • Websafe #666666
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Tags

Mood

Calm (200)

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #536872 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#725D53
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#53726D
#535972
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#725368
#687253
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#725359
#726D53
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#6D5372
#725D53
#597253
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cadet
#536872 Base
#131719
#334046
#42525A
#647E8A
#768F9B
#A2B3BC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cadet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0B0D0F
— #192023
— #283236
— #36444A
— #45565E
Cadet #536872 Base
— #6B8693
— #8CA2AC
— #AEBDC4
— #CFD8DC
— #F0F3F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #536872. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #536872;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #536872;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #536872;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #536872,
        #916753
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #536872,
        #916753
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$cadet: #536872;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cadet-r: 83;
$cadet-g: 104;
$cadet-b: 114;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cadet;
    color: rgba($cadet-r, $cadet-g, $cadet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cadet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #536872 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #626272 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #666672 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #516969 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #656565 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cadet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cadet #536872 Base
Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C ΔE 3.02
Dark Electric Blue #536878 ΔE 3.09
Stormcloud #4F666A ΔE 3.79
Teal Blue #367588 ΔE 8.86

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.