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#8DBEA2

Sage · light cool green

About #8DBEA2

#8DBEA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 12.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE8DA9 (lilac), 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 10.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 19.1

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

Text on #8DBEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DBEA2.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8DBEA2.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DBEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DBEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB7A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B1A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84BDB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DBEA2?

#8DBEA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DBEA2?

Use black text. Black on #8DBEA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DBEA2?

Its complementary colour is #BE8DA9, and analogous partners are #91BE8D and #8DBEBA.