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#9FCEBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9FCEBB

With the hex code #9FCEBB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CE9FB2, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red159
Green206
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #9FCEBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9FCEBB.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9FCEBB.
12.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9FCEBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95CFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FCEBB?

With the hex code #9FCEBB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #9FCEBB has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FCEBB?

Its complementary colour is #CE9FB2, and analogous partners are #9FCEA3 and #9FCACE.