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#97A98E

Sage · light cool green

About #97A98E

With the hex code #97A98E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 66% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A08EA9, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green169
Blue142

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #97A98E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97A98E.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97A98E.
8.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97A98E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97A98E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA58C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A38F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97A7A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97A98E?

With the hex code #97A98E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 66% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97A98E?

Use black text. Black on #97A98E has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97A98E?

Its complementary colour is #A08EA9, and analogous partners are #A5A98E and #8EA993.