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#9DAD8A

Sage · light cool green

About #9DAD8A

With the hex code #9DAD8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Sage — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9A8AAD, 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 8.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green173
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 2.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #9DAD8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9DAD8A.
2.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9DAD8A.
8.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DAD8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DAD8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1A888
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEA78B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FAAA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DAD8A?

With the hex code #9DAD8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9DAD8A?

Use black text. Black on #9DAD8A has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DAD8A?

Its complementary colour is #9A8AAD, and analogous partners are #ADAC8A and #8BAD8A.