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#91C6AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #91C6AF

#91C6AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 14.8); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C691A8 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91C6AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red145
Green198
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #91C6AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #91C6AF.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #91C6AF.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C6AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C6AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#85C6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C6AF?

#91C6AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C6AF?

Use black text. Black on #91C6AF has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C6AF?

Its complementary colour is #C691A8, and analogous partners are #91C694 and #91C3C6.