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#8AAA98

Sage · light cool green

About #8AAA98

#8AAA98 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 12.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8A9C (taupe), 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 8.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green170
Blue152

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #8AAA98

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA98.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8AAA98.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAA98 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAA98
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A597
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A199
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84AAA5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAA98?

#8AAA98 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAA98?

Use black text. Black on #8AAA98 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAA98?

Its complementary colour is #AA8A9C, and analogous partners are #8CAA8A and #8AAAA8.