#8AAB9E
Sage · light cool green
About #8AAB9E
#8AAB9E is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Sage and Light Sage (ΔE 15.0); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AB8A97 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8AAB9E for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8AAB9E?
#8AAB9E is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8AAB9E?
Use black text. Black on #8AAB9E has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8AAB9E?
Its complementary colour is #AB8A97, and analogous partners are #8AAB8E and #8AA7AB.