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#91AA85

Sage · light cool green

About #91AA85

#91AA85 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 67% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 3.4), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9E85AA (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 — 8.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red145
Green170
Blue133

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 3.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #91AA85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91AA85.
2.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91AA85.
8.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91AA85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91AA85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA483
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A287
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91A7A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91AA85?

#91AA85 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 67% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91AA85?

Use black text. Black on #91AA85 has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91AA85?

Its complementary colour is #9E85AA, and analogous partners are #A4AA85 and #85AA8C.