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#9DC2AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DC2AE

With the hex code #9DC2AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 76% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C29DB1, 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 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green194
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #9DC2AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DC2AE.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DC2AE.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DC2AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DC2AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96C2BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DC2AE?

With the hex code #9DC2AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 76% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9DC2AE?

Use black text. Black on #9DC2AE has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DC2AE?

Its complementary colour is #C29DB1, and analogous partners are #9EC29D and #9DC2C1.