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#8EA28D

Sage · light cool gray

About #8EA28D

#8EA28D is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A18DA2 (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 — 7.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red142
Green162
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.2
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #8EA28D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA28D.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA28D.
7.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA28D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA28D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A39E8C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A09C8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA19C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA28D?

#8EA28D is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA28D?

Use black text. Black on #8EA28D has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA28D?

Its complementary colour is #A18DA2, and analogous partners are #99A28D and #8DA297.