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#97A892

Sage · light cool gray

About #97A892

With the hex code #97A892, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 66% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A392A8, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green168
Blue146

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #97A892

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97A892.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97A892.
8.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97A892 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97A892
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA491
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A293
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96A6A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97A892?

With the hex code #97A892, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 66% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97A892?

Use black text. Black on #97A892 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97A892?

Its complementary colour is #A392A8, and analogous partners are #A2A892 and #92A898.