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#8FA181

Sage · light cool green

About #8FA181

#8FA181 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.1), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9381A1 (slate gray), 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 — 7.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red143
Green161
Blue129

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #8FA181

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA181.
2.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA181.
7.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA181 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA181
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49C7F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A19B82
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#909E98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA181?

#8FA181 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA181?

Use black text. Black on #8FA181 has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA181?

Its complementary colour is #9381A1, and analogous partners are #9FA181 and #81A183.