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#97AB83

Sage · light cool green

About #97AB83

With the hex code #97AB83, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 67% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Sage — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9783AB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green171
Blue131

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 1.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 10.7
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #97AB83

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97AB83.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97AB83.
8.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97AB83 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97AB83
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA581
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA485
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99A7A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AB83?

With the hex code #97AB83, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 67% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97AB83?

Use black text. Black on #97AB83 has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AB83?

Its complementary colour is #9783AB, and analogous partners are #ABAB83 and #83AB83.