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#8AAA86

Sage · light cool green

About #8AAA86

#8AAA86 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A686AA (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 8.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green170
Blue134

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #8AAA86

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA86.
2.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA86.
8.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAA86 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAA86
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA484
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A088
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#88A8A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAA86?

#8AAA86 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAA86?

Use black text. Black on #8AAA86 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAA86?

Its complementary colour is #A686AA, and analogous partners are #9CAA86 and #86AA94.