Sage Color
Sage is a green color with hex code #87AE73. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sage, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sage Color Values
What Does Sage Mean?
Sage 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 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 is classified as a green (nearest centroid: light yellowish green, #93C592).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sage
Sage and #9B74AF 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 — #A5AF74 and #74AF7E, which sit beside sage on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sage with triadic partners #7487AF and #AF7487. 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
- Sage Green —
#88B378(Delta E 2) - Lichen —
#8FB67B(Delta E 3) - Asparagus —
#87A96B(Delta E 3) - Dusty Green —
#76A973(Delta E 6) - Faded Green —
#7BB274(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #87AE73; }
.background { background-color: #87AE73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87AE73; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #87AE7340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sage?
Sage has the hex code #87AE73. In RGB notation it is rgb(135, 174, 115), in HSL it is hsl(100, 27%, 57%), and its OKLCH value is 0.707, 0.093, 135.4.
What does the color sage mean?
Green-family colors like sage carry distinct psychological associations. Sage 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 sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sage?
Sage has three easy routes: its complement #9B74AF for punch, its neighbors #A5AF74 and #74AF7E for something calmer, or triadic partners #7487AF and #AF7487 when you want energy.
Is sage a standard web color?
No — Sage is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #87AE73 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sage lighter or darker?
To lighten sage, 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 #ECF2E8 (lightest tint) to #172013 (darkest shade).
About Sage
Sage is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #87AE73 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.