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#8EC2AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #8EC2AE

With the hex code #8EC2AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 76% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 14.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C28EA2, a old rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red142
Green194
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #8EC2AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #8EC2AE.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #8EC2AE.
10.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EC2AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EC2AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B4AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#82C3BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EC2AE?

With the hex code #8EC2AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 76% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EC2AE?

Use black text. Black on #8EC2AE has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EC2AE?

Its complementary colour is #C28EA2, and analogous partners are #8EC294 and #8EBCC2.