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#90AA85

Sage · light cool green

About #90AA85

With the hex code #90AA85, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9F85AA, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red144
Green170
Blue133

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 3.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #90AA85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #90AA85.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #90AA85.
8.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90AA85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90AA85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA483
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A287
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90A7A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90AA85?

With the hex code #90AA85, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #90AA85?

Use black text. Black on #90AA85 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90AA85?

Its complementary colour is #9F85AA, and analogous partners are #A3AA85 and #85AA8D.