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#9FAC91

Sage · light cool green

About #9FAC91

#9FAC91 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.9); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9E91AC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9FAC91 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red159
Green172
Blue145

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #9FAC91

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FAC91.
2.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FAC91.
8.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FAC91 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FAC91
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA88F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA792
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0A9A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FAC91?

#9FAC91 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 67% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9FAC91?

Use black text. Black on #9FAC91 has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FAC91?

Its complementary colour is #9E91AC, and analogous partners are #ACAC91 and #92AC91.