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#9CC8A7

Sage · light cool green

About #9CC8A7

#9CC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 61% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 12.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C89CBD (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red156
Green200
Blue167

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #9CC8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9CC8A7.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9CC8A7.
11.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9CC8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9CC8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C1A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96C7BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9CC8A7?

#9CC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 61% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9CC8A7?

Use black text. Black on #9CC8A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9CC8A7?

Its complementary colour is #C89CBD, and analogous partners are #A7C89C and #9CC8BD.