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#9DB5AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DB5AA

#9DB5AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 71% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B59DA8 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green181
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #9DB5AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB5AA.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB5AA.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DB5AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DB5AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B1A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFAEAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98B5B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DB5AA?

#9DB5AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 71% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9DB5AA?

Use black text. Black on #9DB5AA has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DB5AA?

Its complementary colour is #B59DA8, and analogous partners are #9DB59E and #9DB4B5.