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#97CAA7

Sage · light cool green

About #97CAA7

#97CAA7 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 79% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 14.0), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CA97BA (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 — 11.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green202
Blue167

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #97CAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA7.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97CAA7.
11.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97CAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97CAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC2A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FC9C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97CAA7?

#97CAA7 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 79% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97CAA7?

Use black text. Black on #97CAA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97CAA7?

Its complementary colour is #CA97BA, and analogous partners are #A0CA97 and #97CAC1.