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#92BEA2

Sage · light cool green

About #92BEA2

With the hex code #92BEA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE92AE, 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 10.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red146
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 18.9

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

Text on #92BEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #92BEA2.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #92BEA2.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #92BEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#92BEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB7A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B2A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BBDB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92BEA2?

With the hex code #92BEA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #92BEA2?

Use black text. Black on #92BEA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92BEA2?

Its complementary colour is #BE92AE, and analogous partners are #98BE92 and #92BEB8.