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#9DCABA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DCABA

#9DCABA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 79% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CA9DAD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9DCABA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green202
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #9DCABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DCABA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DCABA.
11.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9DCABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C4B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DCABA?

#9DCABA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 79% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #9DCABA has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DCABA?

Its complementary colour is #CA9DAD, and analogous partners are #9DCAA3 and #9DC4CA.