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#9EBAAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9EBAAA

#9EBAAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BA9EAE (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red158
Green186
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #9EBAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9EBAAA.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9EBAAA.
10.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9EBAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B2AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99BAB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9EBAAA?

#9EBAAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #9EBAAA has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9EBAAA?

Its complementary colour is #BA9EAE, and analogous partners are #A0BA9E and #9EBAB8.