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#8EA684

Sage · light cool green

About #8EA684

#8EA684 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 65% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 4.8); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9C84A6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8EA684 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green166
Blue132

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 4.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #8EA684

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA684.
2.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA684.
7.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA684 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA684
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A59E86
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EA39D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA684?

#8EA684 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 65% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA684?

Use black text. Black on #8EA684 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA684?

Its complementary colour is #9C84A6, and analogous partners are #9FA684 and #84A68B.