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#7FB39B

Sage · light cool green

About #7FB39B

#7FB39B is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 70% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 14.0); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B37F97 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7FB39B for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red127
Green179
Blue155

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 17.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #7FB39B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FB39B.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #7FB39B.
8.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7FB39B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7FB39B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AC9A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A59C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#74B3AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7FB39B?

#7FB39B is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 70% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7FB39B?

Use black text. Black on #7FB39B has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7FB39B?

Its complementary colour is #B37F97, and analogous partners are #7FB381 and #7FB1B3.