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#8DAD8A

Sage · light cool green

About #8DAD8A

#8DAD8A is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 68% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 5.5); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA8AAD — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8DAD8A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green173
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #8DAD8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DAD8A.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DAD8A.
8.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DAD8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DAD8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA788
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA38C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BABA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DAD8A?

#8DAD8A is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 68% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DAD8A?

Use black text. Black on #8DAD8A has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DAD8A?

Its complementary colour is #AA8AAD, and analogous partners are #9FAD8A and #8AAD99.