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#9DB89E

Sage · light cool green

About #9DB89E

#9DB89E is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 72% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B89DB7 (lilac), 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 9.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green184
Blue158

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #9DB89E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9DB89E.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9DB89E.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DB89E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DB89E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B39D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B09F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AB6B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DB89E?

#9DB89E is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 72% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9DB89E?

Use black text. Black on #9DB89E has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DB89E?

Its complementary colour is #B89DB7, and analogous partners are #AAB89D and #9DB8AB.