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#91C292

Sage · light cool green

About #91C292

#91C292 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 12.8); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C291C1 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91C292 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red145
Green194
Blue146

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.4
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #91C292

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91C292.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91C292.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C292 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C292
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B98F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB494
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CBFB5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C292?

#91C292 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C292?

Use black text. Black on #91C292 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C292?

Its complementary colour is #C291C1, and analogous partners are #A9C291 and #91C2AB.