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#83AA91

Sage · light cool green

About #83AA91

#83AA91 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.8); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA839C — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #83AA91 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red131
Green170
Blue145

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.8
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #83AA91

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #83AA91.
2.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #83AA91.
8.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #83AA91 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#83AA91
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA490
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A39F92
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7DA9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #83AA91?

#83AA91 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #83AA91?

Use black text. Black on #83AA91 has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #83AA91?

Its complementary colour is #AA839C, and analogous partners are #88AA83 and #83AAA4.