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#9CBDA2

Sage · light cool green

About #9CBDA2

With the hex code #9CBDA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BD9CB7, 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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red156
Green189
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #9CBDA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9CBDA2.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9CBDA2.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9CBDA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9CBDA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB7A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B3A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98BCB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9CBDA2?

With the hex code #9CBDA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9CBDA2?

Use black text. Black on #9CBDA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9CBDA2?

Its complementary colour is #BD9CB7, and analogous partners are #A7BD9C and #9CBDB3.