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#97AFA4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #97AFA4

#97AFA4 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, 6% yellow and 31% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AF97A2 (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 8.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green175
Blue164

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #97AFA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97AFA4.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97AFA4.
8.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97AFA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97AFA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEABA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A8A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92AFAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AFA4?

#97AFA4 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, 6% yellow and 31% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97AFA4?

Use black text. Black on #97AFA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AFA4?

Its complementary colour is #AF97A2, and analogous partners are #97AF98 and #97AEAF.