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#9DBCA8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DBCA8

With the hex code #9DBCA8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BC9DB1, 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 10.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green188
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #9DBCA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DBCA8.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DBCA8.
10.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DBCA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DBCA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB7A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B3A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98BBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DBCA8?

With the hex code #9DBCA8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9DBCA8?

Use black text. Black on #9DBCA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DBCA8?

Its complementary colour is #BC9DB1, and analogous partners are #A2BC9D and #9DBCB7.