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#90ADA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #90ADA2

#90ADA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 68% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 14.1); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AD909B — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #90ADA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red144
Green173
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #90ADA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90ADA2.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90ADA2.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90ADA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90ADA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA9A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A5A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AADAA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90ADA2?

#90ADA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 68% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #90ADA2?

Use black text. Black on #90ADA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90ADA2?

Its complementary colour is #AD909B, and analogous partners are #90AD93 and #90AAAD.