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#7EA073

Sage · light cool green

About #7EA073

#7EA073 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 9.8); Moss comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9573A0 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7EA073 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red126
Green160
Blue115

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.8
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 12.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #7EA073

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA073.
2.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA073.
7.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA073 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA073
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A39970
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9675
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9D94

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA073?

#7EA073 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA073?

Use black text. Black on #7EA073 has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA073?

Its complementary colour is #9573A0, and analogous partners are #95A073 and #73A07E.