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#7EA271

Sage · light cool green

About #7EA271

#7EA271 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 64% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.9); Moss comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9571A2 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7EA271 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red126
Green162
Blue113

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 11.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #7EA271

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA271.
2.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EA271.
7.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA271 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA271
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A59A6E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A09774
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9F95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA271?

#7EA271 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 64% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA271?

Use black text. Black on #7EA271 has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA271?

Its complementary colour is #9571A2, and analogous partners are #97A271 and #71A27D.