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#8AAA80

Sage · light cool green

About #8AAA80

#8AAA80 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.0), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A080AA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green170
Blue128

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.1
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #8AAA80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA80.
2.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA80.
8.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAA80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAA80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA37D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A082
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89A79F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAA80?

#8AAA80 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAA80?

Use black text. Black on #8AAA80 has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAA80?

Its complementary colour is #A080AA, and analogous partners are #9FAA80 and #80AA8B.