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#8FA47B

Sage · light cool green

About #8FA47B

#8FA47B is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 4.6), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #907BA4 (lilac), 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 — 7.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red143
Green164
Blue123

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 4.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.8
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #8FA47B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA47B.
2.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FA47B.
7.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA47B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA47B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A89E78
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A59D7D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90A099

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA47B?

#8FA47B is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA47B?

Use black text. Black on #8FA47B has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA47B?

Its complementary colour is #907BA4, and analogous partners are #A3A47B and #7BA47C.