Color Name
Cadet Gray
Hex Color Code
#91A3B0
RGB Color Code
RGB(145, 163, 176)
CMYK Values*
17.6%, 7.4%, 0.0%, 31.0%
Color Family (Hue)
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Cadet Gray is a light bluish shade of gray, which represents the color of the military uniform.

What color is Cadet Gray?

Cadet Gray color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Cadet Gray is #91A3B0, and the RGB color code is RGB(145, 163, 176).

In the RGB color model, Cadet Gray has a red value of 145, a green value of 163, and a blue value of 176. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 17.6% cyan, 7.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.2° (degrees), 16.4 % saturation, and 62.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Cadet Gray has a hue of 205.2° (degrees), 17.6 % saturation and 69.0 % brightness/value.

Cadet Gray is cool or warm?

The color Cadet Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Cadet Gray? (For interior and product design)

Cadet Gray has an LRV of nearly 35.3. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Cadet Gray
LRV 35.3
Light Color

Compare LRV 35.3 of Cadet Gray with dark and light color

Is Cadet Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Cadet Gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Cadet Gray color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #91A3B0
Hex triplet
#91A3B0
Red
91
Green
A3
Blue
B0
RGBA / RGB rgb(145, 163, 176)
Red
145 (56.9%)
Green
163 (63.9%)
Blue
176 (69.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
17.61%
Magenta
7.39%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
30.98%
HSL hsl(205.16deg, 16.4 %, 62.9 %)
Hue
205.16°
Saturation
16.40 %
Lightness
62.94 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
205.16°
Saturation
17.61 %
Brightness / Value
69.02 %
RYB ryb(40, 65, 77)
Red
40 (15.6%)
Yellow
65 (25.6%)
Blue
77 (30.3%)
HWB
Hue
205.16°
Whiteness
56.86 %
Blackness
30.98 %
CMY
Cyan
43.14%
Magenta
36.08%
Yellow
30.98%
XYZ
X
32.61
Y
35.35
Z
46.18
YXY
Y1
35.35
X
0.29
Y2
0.31
CIE-Lab
L
66.02
A
-3.5
B
-8.85
CIE-Lch
L
66.02
C
9.52
H
248.44
CIE-Luv
L
66.02
U
-10.18
V
-12.65
Hunter-Lab
L
59.45
A
-6.14
B
-4.43
Other
LRV
~ 35.3 %
Munsell Color System
2.9B 6.4/2

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Cadet Gray

These are the named colors closest to Cadet Gray , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue
96.50% match | ΔE 3.50
#73A9C2 Color Moonstone Blue
91.66% match | ΔE 8.34

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Pantone PMS

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C
97.75% match | ΔE 2.25
#869CAE Color PANTONE 2163 C
96.91% match | ΔE 3.09
#8C9AA3 Color PANTONE 10262 C
96.76% match | ΔE 3.24
#919CAC Color PANTONE 10250 C
95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

Pantone TCX

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RAL Design

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RAL Classic

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Cadet Gray to RAL Classic


British Standard 4800

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Paint similar to Cadet Gray

These are the real paint colors closest to Cadet Gray from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Cadet Gray once it is on a wall.


Valspar

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Valspar


Behr

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Behr


Sherwin Williams

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Sherwin Williams


PPG Paints

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Cadet Gray to PPG Paints


Benjamin Moore

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Benjamin Moore


Dunn-Edwards

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Dunn-Edwards


Farrow & Ball

Cadet Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Cadet Gray to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)
97.34% match | ΔE 2.66
#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)
94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#91A3B0
Cadet Gray
#B09E91
Grullo*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Cadet Gray - #91A3B0?

Color that best contrast with Cadet Gray - #91A3B0 is #B09E91, color name is Grullo*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Cadet Gray - #91A3B0?

Complementary or Opposite color for Cadet Gray - #91A3B0 is #B09E91, color name is Grullo*.

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