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#80AC8D

Sage · light cool green

About #80AC8D

With the hex code #80AC8D, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 67% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 #AC809F, 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 — 8.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red128
Green172
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.9

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

Text on #80AC8D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #80AC8D.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #80AC8D.
8.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80AC8D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80AC8D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA58B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A08F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#79ABA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80AC8D?

With the hex code #80AC8D, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 67% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80AC8D?

Use black text. Black on #80AC8D has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80AC8D?

Its complementary colour is #AC809F, and analogous partners are #89AC80 and #80ACA3.