#91AA8A
Sage · light cool green
About #91AA8A
With the hex code #91AA8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 4.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A38AAA, 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 8.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #91AA8A?
With the hex code #91AA8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #91AA8A?
Use black text. Black on #91AA8A has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #91AA8A?
Its complementary colour is #A38AAA, and analogous partners are #A1AA8A and #8AAA93.