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#9DCBAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DCBAE

With the hex code #9DCBAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CB9DBA, 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 11.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green203
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #9DCBAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9DCBAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC4AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95CAC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DCBAE?

With the hex code #9DCBAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

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

›What colours go with #9DCBAE?

Its complementary colour is #CB9DBA, and analogous partners are #A3CB9D and #9DCBC5.