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#97CAA6

Sage · light cool green

About #97CAA6

With the hex code #97CAA6, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 79% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 13.9 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CA97BB, 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 11.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green202
Blue166

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #97CAA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA6.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA6.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97CAA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97CAA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC2A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCA8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FC9C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97CAA6?

With the hex code #97CAA6, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 79% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97CAA6?

Use black text. Black on #97CAA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97CAA6?

Its complementary colour is #CA97BB, and analogous partners are #A2CA97 and #97CABF.