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#7FAC89

Sage · light cool green

About #7FAC89

#7FAC89 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 67% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.1), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AC7FA2 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red127
Green172
Blue137

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.2
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #7FAC89

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FAC89.
2.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FAC89.
8.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7FAC89 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7FAC89
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA487
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A59F8B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#79AAA2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7FAC89?

#7FAC89 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 67% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7FAC89?

Use black text. Black on #7FAC89 has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7FAC89?

Its complementary colour is #AC7FA2, and analogous partners are #8CAC7F and #7FAC9F.