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#80A67F

Sage · light cool green

About #80A67F

#80A67F is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 65% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.6), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A57FA6 (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 — 7.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red128
Green166
Blue127

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.2
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #80A67F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #80A67F.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #80A67F.
7.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80A67F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80A67F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A89F7D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29B81
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7DA49B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80A67F?

#80A67F is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 65% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80A67F?

Use black text. Black on #80A67F has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80A67F?

Its complementary colour is #A57FA6, and analogous partners are #93A67F and #7FA692.