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#97CAA1

Sage · light cool green

About #97CAA1

#97CAA1 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 79% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 13.8), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CA97C0 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green202
Blue161

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.8
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #97CAA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA1.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA1.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97CAA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97CAA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC19F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BCA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90C8BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97CAA1?

#97CAA1 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 79% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97CAA1?

Use black text. Black on #97CAA1 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97CAA1?

Its complementary colour is #CA97C0, and analogous partners are #A7CA97 and #97CABA.