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#809F80

Sage · light cool green

About #809F80

#809F80 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 9.0), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9F809F (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green159
Blue128

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #809F80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #809F80.
2.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #809F80.
7.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809F80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809F80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0997E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9682
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9D96

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809F80?

#809F80 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809F80?

Use black text. Black on #809F80 has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809F80?

Its complementary colour is #9F809F, and analogous partners are #909F80 and #809F90.