#7EB8A6
Sage · light cool green
About #7EB8A6
#7EB8A6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 72% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Sage and Light Sage (ΔE 17.3); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B87E90 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #7EB8A6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7EB8A6?
#7EB8A6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 72% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7EB8A6?
Use black text. Black on #7EB8A6 has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7EB8A6?
Its complementary colour is #B87E90, and analogous partners are #7EB889 and #7EADB8.