Sage Green Hex Code: #9CAF88, Palettes and Styles

Sage Green, the usual valueGreen

#9CAF88

12 sage greens in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?

White text looks like thisHard to read

Avoid for text. Use it for shapes and backgrounds instead. Contrast 2.4 to 1

Black text looks like thisVery easy to read

Fine for any text, even small print. Contrast 8.3 to 1

Black text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #9CAF88, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0312 palettes with sage green

VerdigrisSculpture Botanical PrintIllustration Snapshot 70sPhotography Gaudí BoneOrganic Architecture Mixed UseContemporary Architecture Sustainable ArchitectureSustainable Architecture Passive HouseSustainable Architecture Socialist ModernismSocialist Modernism Institutional FluorescentBrutalism MuchaArt Nouveau Magical RealismMagical Realism RococoRococo

04The styles that use it

Sustainable Architecture2 Sculpture1 Illustration1 Photography1 Organic Architecture1 Contemporary Architecture1 Socialist Modernism1 Brutalism1 Art Nouveau1 Magical Realism1 Rococo1

05Questions

What is the hex code for sage green?

Sage Green is most often given as #9CAF88. There is no single official value; the 12 sage green swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with sage green?

In the library's palettes, sage green most often sits beside orange, brown and blue, with grey and black as the neutrals.

Which design styles use sage green?

Sustainable Architecture, Sculpture and Illustration use it most. 11 styles use it in all.

Goes withOrange 25%Brown 25%Blue 25%Yellow 8%Red 8%Pink 8%

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