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#8EA38F

Sage · light cool gray

About #8EA38F

#8EA38F is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% 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 11.0), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A38EA2 (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 — 7.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red142
Green163
Blue143

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #8EA38F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA38F.
2.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA38F.
7.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA38F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA38F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49F8E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A09D90
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA29D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA38F?

#8EA38F is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% 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 #8EA38F?

Use black text. Black on #8EA38F has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA38F?

Its complementary colour is #A38EA2, and analogous partners are #98A38E and #8EA39A.