ColorXprez

#8FA289

Sage · light cool gray

About #8FA289

#8FA289 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.7), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9C89A2 (taupe), 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 — 7.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red143
Green162
Blue137

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.1
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #8FA289

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA289.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA289.
7.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA289 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA289
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49E88
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A19C8A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EA09B

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA289?

#8FA289 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA289?

Use black text. Black on #8FA289 has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA289?

Its complementary colour is #9C89A2, and analogous partners are #9BA289 and #89A28F.