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#96AFA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #96AFA2

#96AFA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AF96A3 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red150
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #96AFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #96AFA2.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #96AFA2.
8.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #96AFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#96AFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEABA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A8A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92AFAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #96AFA2?

#96AFA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #96AFA2?

Use black text. Black on #96AFA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #96AFA2?

Its complementary colour is #AF96A3, and analogous partners are #97AF96 and #96AFAE.