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#8DAE8A

Sage · light cool green

About #8DAE8A

With the hex code #8DAE8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AB8AAE, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green174
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #8DAE8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DAE8A.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DAE8A.
8.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DAE8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DAE8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0A788
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA48C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BACA4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DAE8A?

With the hex code #8DAE8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8DAE8A?

Use black text. Black on #8DAE8A has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DAE8A?

Its complementary colour is #AB8AAE, and analogous partners are #9FAE8A and #8AAE99.