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#8CA18D

Sage · light cool gray

About #8CA18D

#8CA18D is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 63% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.3), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A18CA0 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red140
Green161
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.4
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #8CA18D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CA18D.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CA18D.
7.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8CA18D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8CA18D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A29D8C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9B8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA09B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8CA18D?

#8CA18D is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 63% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8CA18D?

Use black text. Black on #8CA18D has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8CA18D?

Its complementary colour is #A18CA0, and analogous partners are #96A18C and #8CA198.