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#9FAC80

Sage · light cool green

About #9FAC80

With the hex code #9FAC80, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 67% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8D80AC, 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 8.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green172
Blue128

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 3.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 8.4
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #9FAC80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FAC80.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FAC80.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FAC80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FAC80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2A77D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A782
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3A7A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FAC80?

With the hex code #9FAC80, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 67% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FAC80?

Use black text. Black on #9FAC80 has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FAC80?

Its complementary colour is #8D80AC, and analogous partners are #ACA380 and #89AC80.