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#9FA489

Sage · light warm green

About #9FA489

#9FA489 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 64% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8E89A4 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red159
Green164
Blue137

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #9FA489

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA489.
2.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA489.
8.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA489 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA489
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A187
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A18A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2A19C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA489?

#9FA489 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 64% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA489?

Use black text. Black on #9FA489 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA489?

Its complementary colour is #8E89A4, and analogous partners are #A49C89 and #92A489.