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#97C8A5

Sage · light cool green

About #97C8A5

With the hex code #97C8A5, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 13.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C897BA, 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 — 11.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green200
Blue165

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #97C8A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C8A5.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C8A5.
11.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97C8A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97C8A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C0A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BAA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90C7BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97C8A5?

With the hex code #97C8A5, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97C8A5?

Use black text. Black on #97C8A5 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97C8A5?

Its complementary colour is #C897BA, and analogous partners are #A2C897 and #97C8BD.