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#97C8AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #97C8AE

With the hex code #97C8AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C897B1, 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 11.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green200
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #97C8AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97C8AE.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #97C8AE.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97C8AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97C8AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBBAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EC8C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97C8AE?

With the hex code #97C8AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97C8AE?

Use black text. Black on #97C8AE has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97C8AE?

Its complementary colour is #C897B1, and analogous partners are #99C897 and #97C8C6.