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#8EA790

Sage · light cool green

About #8EA790

With the hex code #8EA790, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A78EA5, 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 8.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green167
Blue144

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #8EA790

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA790.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8EA790.
8.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA790 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA790
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A28F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A39F91
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BA6A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA790?

With the hex code #8EA790, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA790?

Use black text. Black on #8EA790 has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA790?

Its complementary colour is #A78EA5, and analogous partners are #99A78E and #8EA79C.