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#92BEAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #92BEAA

#92BEAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.9); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE92A6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #92BEAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red146
Green190
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #92BEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #92BEAA.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #92BEAA.
10.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#92BEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B2AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89BEB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92BEAA?

#92BEAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #92BEAA has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92BEAA?

Its complementary colour is #BE92A6, and analogous partners are #92BE94 and #92BCBE.