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#A0AA8A

Sage · light cool green

About #A0AA8A

With the hex code #A0AA8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 5.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #948AAA, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green170
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #A0AA8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A0AA8A.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A0AA8A.
8.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0AA8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0AA8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA688
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA68B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3A7A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0AA8A?

With the hex code #A0AA8A, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A0AA8A?

Use black text. Black on #A0AA8A has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0AA8A?

Its complementary colour is #948AAA, and analogous partners are #AAA48A and #90AA8A.