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#7CA288

Sage · light cool green

About #7CA288

#7CA288 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 64% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.3); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A27C96 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7CA288 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red124
Green162
Blue136

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #7CA288

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7CA288.
2.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7CA288.
7.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7CA288 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7CA288
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A29C87
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9789
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#76A19B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7CA288?

#7CA288 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 64% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7CA288?

Use black text. Black on #7CA288 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7CA288?

Its complementary colour is #A27C96, and analogous partners are #83A27C and #7CA29B.