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#7EA083

Sage · light cool green

About #7EA083

With the hex code #7EA083, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 63% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A07E9B, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red126
Green160
Blue131

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #7EA083

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA083.
2.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA083.
7.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA083 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA083
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A19A81
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9684
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7A9F98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA083?

With the hex code #7EA083, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 63% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA083?

Use black text. Black on #7EA083 has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA083?

Its complementary colour is #A07E9B, and analogous partners are #8AA07E and #7EA094.