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#8EA78B

Sage · light cool green

About #8EA78B

#8EA78B is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 7.0), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A48BA7 (lilac), 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 — 8.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red142
Green167
Blue139

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.4
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #8EA78B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA78B.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA78B.
8.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA78B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA78B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A289
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A49F8C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA59F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA78B?

#8EA78B is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA78B?

Use black text. Black on #8EA78B has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA78B?

Its complementary colour is #A48BA7, and analogous partners are #9CA78B and #8BA796.