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#98AC8A

Sage · light cool green

About #98AC8A

With the hex code #98AC8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Sage — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9E8AAC, 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 8.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red152
Green172
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 2.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #98AC8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #98AC8A.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #98AC8A.
8.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #98AC8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#98AC8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA788
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA58C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99A9A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #98AC8A?

With the hex code #98AC8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #98AC8A?

Use black text. Black on #98AC8A has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #98AC8A?

Its complementary colour is #9E8AAC, and analogous partners are #A9AC8A and #8AAC8D.