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#7EB889

Sage · light cool green

About #7EB889

With the hex code #7EB889, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 72% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 14.9 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B87EAD, 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 — 9.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red126
Green184
Blue137

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #7EB889

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EB889.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7EB889.
9.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EB889 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EB889
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9AE86
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A88C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#76B6AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EB889?

With the hex code #7EB889, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 72% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7EB889?

Use black text. Black on #7EB889 has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EB889?

Its complementary colour is #B87EAD, and analogous partners are #90B87E and #7EB8A6.