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#8DA28E

Sage · light cool gray

About #8DA28E

#8DA28E is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.2), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A28DA1 (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 7.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green162
Blue142

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #8DA28E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DA28E.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DA28E.
7.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA28E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA28E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A39E8D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9F9C8F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BA19C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA28E?

#8DA28E is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA28E?

Use black text. Black on #8DA28E has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA28E?

Its complementary colour is #A28DA1, and analogous partners are #97A28D and #8DA299.