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#92AA85

Sage · light cool green

About #92AA85

#92AA85 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 67% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 3.1); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9D85AA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #92AA85 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red146
Green170
Blue133

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 3.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #92AA85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #92AA85.
2.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #92AA85.
8.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #92AA85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#92AA85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA483
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A287
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92A7A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92AA85?

#92AA85 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 67% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #92AA85?

Use black text. Black on #92AA85 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92AA85?

Its complementary colour is #9D85AA, and analogous partners are #A4AA85 and #85AA8B.