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#8AAA93

Sage · light cool green

About #8AAA93

#8AAA93 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA8AA1 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8AAA93 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red138
Green170
Blue147

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.5
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #8AAA93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA93.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA93.
8.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAA93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAA93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA592
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A194
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#85A9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAA93?

#8AAA93 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAA93?

Use black text. Black on #8AAA93 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAA93?

Its complementary colour is #AA8AA1, and analogous partners are #91AA8A and #8AAAA3.