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#98BDAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #98BDAB

#98BDAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BD98AA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #98BDAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red152
Green189
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #98BDAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #98BDAB.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #98BDAB.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#98BDAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B3AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91BDB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #98BDAB?

#98BDAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #98BDAB has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #98BDAB?

Its complementary colour is #BD98AA, and analogous partners are #98BD99 and #98BDBD.