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#91AA92

Sage · light cool green

About #91AA92

#91AA92 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.6); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA91A9 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91AA92 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green170
Blue146

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #91AA92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91AA92.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91AA92.
8.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91AA92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91AA92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA591
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A293
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FA9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91AA92?

#91AA92 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91AA92?

Use black text. Black on #91AA92 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91AA92?

Its complementary colour is #AA91A9, and analogous partners are #9DAA91 and #91AA9E.