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#98BD99

Sage · light cool green

About #98BD99

#98BD99 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 74% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 7.9); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BD98BC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #98BD99 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red152
Green189
Blue153

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #98BD99

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #98BD99.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #98BD99.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #98BD99 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#98BD99
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB697
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B29B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#94BBB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #98BD99?

#98BD99 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 74% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #98BD99?

Use black text. Black on #98BD99 has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #98BD99?

Its complementary colour is #BD98BC, and analogous partners are #AABD98 and #98BDAB.