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#82A67B

Sage · light cool green

About #82A67B

#82A67B is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 65% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.4); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9F7BA6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #82A67B for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red130
Green166
Blue123

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.5
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #82A67B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #82A67B.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #82A67B.
7.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #82A67B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#82A67B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A99F78
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A39B7D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#80A39A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #82A67B?

#82A67B is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 65% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #82A67B?

Use black text. Black on #82A67B has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #82A67B?

Its complementary colour is #9F7BA6, and analogous partners are #98A67B and #7BA68A.