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#7FAC8B

Sage · light cool green

About #7FAC8B

With the hex code #7FAC8B, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 67% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AC7FA0, 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 — 8.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red127
Green172
Blue139

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 18.0

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

Text on #7FAC8B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FAC8B.
2.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FAC8B.
8.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7FAC8B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7FAC8B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA589
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A08D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#78ABA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7FAC8B?

With the hex code #7FAC8B, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 67% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7FAC8B?

Use black text. Black on #7FAC8B has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7FAC8B?

Its complementary colour is #AC7FA0, and analogous partners are #8AAC7F and #7FACA2.