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#91C28A

Matcha · light cool green

About #91C28A

With the hex code #91C28A, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BB8AC2, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red145
Green194
Blue138

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.5
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 14.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #91C28A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #91C28A.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #91C28A.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C28A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C28A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5B886
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB48D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EBEB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C28A?

With the hex code #91C28A, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91C28A?

Use black text. Black on #91C28A has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C28A?

Its complementary colour is #BB8AC2, and analogous partners are #ADC28A and #8AC29F.