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#9DB8A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DB8A7

#9DB8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 72% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B89DAE (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 — 9.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red157
Green184
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #9DB8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB8A7.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DB8A7.
9.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DB8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DB8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B4A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B0A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99B8B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DB8A7?

#9DB8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 72% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9DB8A7?

Use black text. Black on #9DB8A7 has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DB8A7?

Its complementary colour is #B89DAE, and analogous partners are #A1B89D and #9DB8B4.