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#8A916D

Sage · medium warm green

About #8A916D

#8A916D is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 57% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.4); Moss comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #746D91 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A916D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.35:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red138
Green145
Blue109

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.4
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 15.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #8A916D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8A916D.
3.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8A916D.
6.35:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A916D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A916D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#968D6B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#958E6E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8E8D87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A916D?

#8A916D is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 57% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #8A916D?

Use black text. Black on #8A916D has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A916D?

Its complementary colour is #746D91, and analogous partners are #91866D and #78916D.