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#9FA283

Sage · light warm green

About #9FA283

#9FA283 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.3); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8683A2 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9FA283 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red159
Green162
Blue131

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #9FA283

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA283.
2.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA283.
7.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA283 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA283
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A79F81
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A084
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A39E99

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA283?

#9FA283 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA283?

Use black text. Black on #9FA283 has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA283?

Its complementary colour is #8683A2, and analogous partners are #A29583 and #90A283.