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#8FAA92

Sage · light cool green

About #8FAA92

With the hex code #8FAA92, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8FA7, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green170
Blue146

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #8FAA92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FAA92.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8FAA92.
8.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FAA92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FAA92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA591
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A293
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FAA92?

With the hex code #8FAA92, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8FAA92?

Use black text. Black on #8FAA92 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FAA92?

Its complementary colour is #AA8FA7, and analogous partners are #9AAA8F and #8FAAA0.