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#8EA58C

Sage · light cool green

About #8EA58C

With the hex code #8EA58C, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A38CA5, 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 7.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green165
Blue140

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #8EA58C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA58C.
2.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA58C.
7.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA58C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA58C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A08B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29E8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA39E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA58C?

With the hex code #8EA58C, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA58C?

Use black text. Black on #8EA58C has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA58C?

Its complementary colour is #A38CA5, and analogous partners are #9BA58C and #8CA597.