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#97C2A2

Sage · light cool green

About #97C2A2

With the hex code #97C2A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 76% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C297B7, 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 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green194
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #97C2A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C2A2.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C2A2.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97C2A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97C2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB6A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91C1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97C2A2?

With the hex code #97C2A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 76% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97C2A2?

Use black text. Black on #97C2A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97C2A2?

Its complementary colour is #C297B7, and analogous partners are #A2C297 and #97C2B8.