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#94AFA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #94AFA2

#94AFA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AF94A1 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #94AFA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red148
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #94AFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #94AFA2.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #94AFA2.
8.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94AFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94AFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEABA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A7A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FAFAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94AFA2?

#94AFA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #94AFA2?

Use black text. Black on #94AFA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94AFA2?

Its complementary colour is #AF94A1, and analogous partners are #94AF94 and #94AFAF.