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#94BCAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #94BCAF

#94BCAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 74% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BC94A1 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red148
Green188
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #94BCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #94BCAF.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #94BCAF.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#94BCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B1B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BBDB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94BCAF?

#94BCAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 74% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #94BCAF has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94BCAF?

Its complementary colour is #BC94A1, and analogous partners are #94BC9B and #94B5BC.