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#80916D

Sage · medium cool green

About #80916D

#80916D is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 57% green and 43% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.2), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7E6D91 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.19:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green145
Blue109

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.2
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.5
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #80916D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #80916D.
3.39:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #80916D.
6.19:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80916D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80916D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#958C6B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#928B6F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#828E87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80916D?

#80916D is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 57% green and 43% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80916D?

Use black text. Black on #80916D has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80916D?

Its complementary colour is #7E6D91, and analogous partners are #91906D and #6E916D.