Sage Green Color
Sage Green is a green color with hex code #88B378. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sage green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sage Green Color Values
What Does Sage Green Mean?
Sage Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Sage Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sage Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: light yellowish green, #93C592). It is also known as Hakusai Green.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sage Green
Sage Green and #A479B4 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #A6B479 and #79B487, which sit beside sage green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sage green with triadic partners #7989B4 and #B47989. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Lichen —
#8FB67B(Delta E 2) - Sage —
#87AE73(Delta E 2) - Faded Green —
#7BB274(Delta E 5) - Asparagus —
#87A96B(Delta E 5) - Dusty Green —
#76A973(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #88B378; }
.background { background-color: #88B378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88B378; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #88B37840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sage green?
Sage Green has the hex code #88B378. In RGB notation it is rgb(136, 179, 120), in HSL it is hsl(104, 28%, 59%), and its OKLCH value is 0.721, 0.095, 137.4.
What does the color sage green mean?
Green-family colors like sage green carry distinct psychological associations. Sage Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Sage Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sage green?
Sage Green has three easy routes: its complement #A479B4 for punch, its neighbors #A6B479 and #79B487 for something calmer, or triadic partners #7989B4 and #B47989 when you want energy.
Is sage green a standard web color?
No — Sage Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #88B378 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sage green lighter or darker?
To lighten sage green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EBF2E8 (lightest tint) to #162112 (darkest shade).
About Sage Green
Sage Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Hakusai Green. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #88B378 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.