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#91BC8B

Sage · light cool green

About #91BC8B

#91BC8B is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 74% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.8), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B68BBC (wisteria), 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 — 9.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red145
Green188
Blue139

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.3
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #91BC8B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91BC8B.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91BC8B.
9.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91BC8B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91BC8B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB388
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8AF8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EB9AF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91BC8B?

#91BC8B is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 74% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91BC8B?

Use black text. Black on #91BC8B has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91BC8B?

Its complementary colour is #B68BBC, and analogous partners are #AABC8B and #8BBC9D.