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#A1C8A4

Sage · light cool green

About #A1C8A4

With the hex code #A1C8A4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8A1C5, 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 11.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red161
Green200
Blue164

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #A1C8A4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A1C8A4.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A1C8A4.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A1C8A4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A1C8A4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C1A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DC6BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A1C8A4?

With the hex code #A1C8A4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A1C8A4?

Use black text. Black on #A1C8A4 has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A1C8A4?

Its complementary colour is #C8A1C5, and analogous partners are #B1C8A1 and #A1C8B8.