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#8FA28D

Sage · light cool gray

About #8FA28D

#8FA28D is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.6); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A08DA2 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8FA28D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red143
Green162
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #8FA28D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA28D.
2.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA28D.
7.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA28D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA28D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A39E8C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A09C8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EA19C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA28D?

#8FA28D is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA28D?

Use black text. Black on #8FA28D has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA28D?

Its complementary colour is #A08DA2, and analogous partners are #9AA28D and #8DA296.