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#9BC09D

Sage · light cool green

About #9BC09D

With the hex code #9BC09D, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 75% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C09BBE, 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 — 10.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red155
Green192
Blue157

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #9BC09D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9BC09D.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9BC09D.
10.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9BC09D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9BC09D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1B99B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB59F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97BEB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9BC09D?

With the hex code #9BC09D, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 75% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9BC09D?

Use black text. Black on #9BC09D has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9BC09D?

Its complementary colour is #C09BBE, and analogous partners are #ACC09B and #9BC0B0.