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#91C2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #91C2AA

#91C2AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 13.9); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C291A9 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91C2AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green194
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #91C2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #91C2AA.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #91C2AA.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B5AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87C2BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C2AA?

#91C2AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C2AA?

Use black text. Black on #91C2AA has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C2AA?

Its complementary colour is #C291A9, and analogous partners are #91C291 and #91C2C2.