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#8FA08A

Sage · light cool gray

About #8FA08A

With the hex code #8FA08A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9B8AA0, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green160
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #8FA08A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA08A.
2.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA08A.
7.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA08A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA08A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A29C89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9F9A8B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8E9E9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA08A?

With the hex code #8FA08A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA08A?

Use black text. Black on #8FA08A has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA08A?

Its complementary colour is #9B8AA0, and analogous partners are #9AA08A and #8AA090.