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#98A67B

Sage · light cool green

About #98A67B

With the hex code #98A67B, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 65% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #897BA6, 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 — 8.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red152
Green166
Blue123

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 4.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 10.0
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #98A67B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #98A67B.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #98A67B.
8.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #98A67B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#98A67B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA178
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A07D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BA29A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #98A67B?

With the hex code #98A67B, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 65% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #98A67B?

Use black text. Black on #98A67B has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #98A67B?

Its complementary colour is #897BA6, and analogous partners are #A69E7B and #83A67B.