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#91C2A8

Sage · light cool green

About #91C2A8

With the hex code #91C2A8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C291AB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green194
Blue168

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #91C2A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #91C2A8.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #91C2A8.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C2A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C2A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BBA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B5A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87C2BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C2A8?

With the hex code #91C2A8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91C2A8?

Use black text. Black on #91C2A8 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C2A8?

Its complementary colour is #C291AB, and analogous partners are #93C291 and #91C2C1.