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#6DA070

Sage · light cool green

About #6DA070

With the hex code #6DA070, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 43% red, 63% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Sage and Moss — a ΔE of 15.5 — followed by Moss. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A06D9D, a plum shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red109
Green160
Blue112

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.5
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 15.7
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 15.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #6DA070

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #6DA070.
3.04:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #6DA070.
6.91:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #6DA070 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6DA070
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2976D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A9273
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#679D93

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6DA070?

With the hex code #6DA070, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 43% red, 63% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #6DA070?

Use black text. Black on #6DA070 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #6DA070?

Its complementary colour is #A06D9D, and analogous partners are #84A06D and #6DA08A.