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#91BE8D

Sage · light cool green

About #91BE8D

#91BE8D is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 11.5); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BA8DBE — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91BE8D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red145
Green190
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #91BE8D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91BE8D.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91BE8D.
9.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91BE8D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91BE8D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1B58A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B190
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DBBB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91BE8D?

#91BE8D is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91BE8D?

Use black text. Black on #91BE8D has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91BE8D?

Its complementary colour is #BA8DBE, and analogous partners are #A9BE8D and #8DBEA2.