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#97AEA1

Light Sage · light cool green

About #97AEA1

With the hex code #97AEA1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 12.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE97A4, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green174
Blue161

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #97AEA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97AEA1.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97AEA1.
8.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97AEA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97AEA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADAAA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A7A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93AEAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AEA1?

With the hex code #97AEA1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97AEA1?

Use black text. Black on #97AEA1 has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AEA1?

Its complementary colour is #AE97A4, and analogous partners are #99AE97 and #97AEAD.