Sage Green is a medium dark pastel shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Spring Green, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Sage Green is a pastel color. Sage Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Sage Green is #848b79.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Sage Green has 52%% Red, 55% Green, and 47% Blue.
Sage Green has 83° Hue, 13% Saturation, and 55% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Sage Green has 83° Hue, 7% Saturation, and 51% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Sage Green has 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow, and 45% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#848b79 |
|
RGB |
(132, 139, 121) |
(52%, 55%, 47%) |
HSV |
(83°, 13, 55) |
(23%, 13%, 55%) |
HSL |
(83°, 7, 51) |
(23%, 7%, 51%) |
CMYK |
(5, 0, 13, 45) |
(5%, 0%, 13%, 45%) |
The natural luminance of Sage Green is 25%, which is low.
Sage Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Sage Green and black have a 6.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Sage Green and white have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
25% |
AA (6.0) |
insufficient (3.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Sage Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Yellow, 4% Green, 45% Black, 47% White, as shown below.
Yellow
3%
Red
0%
Green
4%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
45%
White
47%
To mix Sage Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Cyan, 5% Yellow, 45% Black, 47% White, as shown below.
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
5%
Black
45%
White
47%
Colors similar to Sage Green are: Camouflage Green, Flax Smoke, Limed Ash, Lemon Grass, and Medium Grey. Camouflage Green is more green and brighter and darker than Sage Green. Flax Smoke is more yellow and brighter and darker than Sage Green. Limed Ash is brighter and darker than Sage Green. Lemon Grass is more yellow and paler and lighter than Sage Green. Medium Grey is more green and paler and darker than Sage Green.