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#8AAA92

Sage · light cool green

About #8AAA92

#8AAA92 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 9.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8AA2 (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 8.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green170
Blue146

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #8AAA92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA92.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA92.
8.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAA92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAA92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA491
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A193
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86A9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAA92?

#8AAA92 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAA92?

Use black text. Black on #8AAA92 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAA92?

Its complementary colour is #AA8AA2, and analogous partners are #92AA8A and #8AAAA2.