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#8EA788

Sage · light cool green

About #8EA788

#8EA788 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A188A7 (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 8.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red142
Green167
Blue136

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #8EA788

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA788.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA788.
8.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA788 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA788
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A286
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A59F89
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DA59E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA788?

#8EA788 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA788?

Use black text. Black on #8EA788 has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA788?

Its complementary colour is #A188A7, and analogous partners are #9EA788 and #88A792.