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#90AEA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #90AEA2

With the hex code #90AEA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE909C, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red144
Green174
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #90AEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90AEA2.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90AEA2.
8.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90AEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90AEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAAA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A6A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AAEAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90AEA2?

With the hex code #90AEA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #90AEA2?

Use black text. Black on #90AEA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90AEA2?

Its complementary colour is #AE909C, and analogous partners are #90AE93 and #90ABAE.