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#9DB09C

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #9DB09C

With the hex code #9DB09C, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 69% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AF9CB0, 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 9.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green176
Blue156

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #9DB09C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB09C.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB09C.
9.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DB09C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DB09C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AC9B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEAA9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CAFAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DB09C?

With the hex code #9DB09C, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 69% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9DB09C?

Use black text. Black on #9DB09C has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DB09C?

Its complementary colour is #AF9CB0, and analogous partners are #A7B09C and #9CB0A5.