Navy and Sage color palette
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Outdoor weddings under string lights lean on this pairing constantly: navy linens with sage eucalyptus runners, or sage bridesmaid dresses against a deep navy suit. It reads natural without feeling rustic, formal without feeling stiff.
Navy #1B263B is a dark, slightly desaturated blue that behaves like a near-black in print. Sage #9CAF88 is a soft, dusty green. With 134 degrees apart and a 6.42 to 1 ratio, sage text on navy stays legible. The blended midpoint is a muted gray-green (#576762), useful for shadows or secondary text. Wellness, skincare, and home goods brands use this pair to feel grounded and quietly confident.
See Navy and Sage in use
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Navy Tailwind scale (50-900)
Sage Tailwind scale (50-900)
Navy to Sage blend
A continuous interpolation from Navy to Sage, sampled into the 10 steps below. Tap any swatch to copy its hex.
Why Navy and Sage blend best in OKLab
The same two colors blended three ways. This site uses OKLab, which keeps the blend smooth and evenly lit. The other two are shown so you can see what to avoid: sRGB darkens and muddies the middle, and HSL detours through colors that are not in your palette.
Accessibility
Navy and Sage can be used together as text and background.
Contrast pairing grid
Rows are Navy steps, columns are Sage steps. Each mark is a Navy step shown on a Sage step: a check means it clears WCAG AA for text (4.5:1). If you can read the mark, the pairing is legible.
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Copy for Tailwind
Tailwind v4 — @theme (paste into your CSS)
@theme {
--color-navy-50: #EFF0F2;
--color-navy-100: #E0E2E5;
--color-navy-200: #C7CAD0;
--color-navy-300: #A5AAB4;
--color-navy-400: #78808E;
--color-navy-500: #1B263B;
--color-navy-600: #141D2E;
--color-navy-700: #0C1321;
--color-navy-800: #04070F;
--color-navy-900: #010103;
--color-sage-50: #F9FAF8;
--color-sage-100: #F3F5F0;
--color-sage-200: #E9EDE4;
--color-sage-300: #DAE2D3;
--color-sage-400: #C7D3BD;
--color-sage-500: #9CAF88;
--color-sage-600: #7F8F6E;
--color-sage-700: #5F6B52;
--color-sage-800: #363D2E;
--color-sage-900: #151811;
}
Tailwind v3 — tailwind.config.js
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
'navy': {
50: '#EFF0F2',
100: '#E0E2E5',
200: '#C7CAD0',
300: '#A5AAB4',
400: '#78808E',
500: '#1B263B',
600: '#141D2E',
700: '#0C1321',
800: '#04070F',
900: '#010103',
},
'sage': {
50: '#F9FAF8',
100: '#F3F5F0',
200: '#E9EDE4',
300: '#DAE2D3',
400: '#C7D3BD',
500: '#9CAF88',
600: '#7F8F6E',
700: '#5F6B52',
800: '#363D2E',
900: '#151811',
},
},
},
},
};
CSS variables
:root {
--navy-50: #EFF0F2;
--navy-100: #E0E2E5;
--navy-200: #C7CAD0;
--navy-300: #A5AAB4;
--navy-400: #78808E;
--navy-500: #1B263B;
--navy-600: #141D2E;
--navy-700: #0C1321;
--navy-800: #04070F;
--navy-900: #010103;
--sage-50: #F9FAF8;
--sage-100: #F3F5F0;
--sage-200: #E9EDE4;
--sage-300: #DAE2D3;
--sage-400: #C7D3BD;
--sage-500: #9CAF88;
--sage-600: #7F8F6E;
--sage-700: #5F6B52;
--sage-800: #363D2E;
--sage-900: #151811;
}SCSS variables
$navy-50: #EFF0F2; $navy-100: #E0E2E5; $navy-200: #C7CAD0; $navy-300: #A5AAB4; $navy-400: #78808E; $navy-500: #1B263B; $navy-600: #141D2E; $navy-700: #0C1321; $navy-800: #04070F; $navy-900: #010103; $sage-50: #F9FAF8; $sage-100: #F3F5F0; $sage-200: #E9EDE4; $sage-300: #DAE2D3; $sage-400: #C7D3BD; $sage-500: #9CAF88; $sage-600: #7F8F6E; $sage-700: #5F6B52; $sage-800: #363D2E; $sage-900: #151811;
JSON tokens
{
"navy": {
"50": "#EFF0F2",
"100": "#E0E2E5",
"200": "#C7CAD0",
"300": "#A5AAB4",
"400": "#78808E",
"500": "#1B263B",
"600": "#141D2E",
"700": "#0C1321",
"800": "#04070F",
"900": "#010103"
},
"sage": {
"50": "#F9FAF8",
"100": "#F3F5F0",
"200": "#E9EDE4",
"300": "#DAE2D3",
"400": "#C7D3BD",
"500": "#9CAF88",
"600": "#7F8F6E",
"700": "#5F6B52",
"800": "#363D2E",
"900": "#151811"
}
}How we name colors
There is no single official authority for naming colors. We use the common, widely recognized name as the primary label for each color (here, Navy and Sage); many common names are themselves W3C CSS named colors. For transparency we also show the nearest W3C CSS named color and the perceptual distance, ΔE, measured in OKLab. A small ΔE means the name is essentially exact; a larger one means it is the closest standard name rather than a perfect match.
Sources: W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 and the open color-name-list dataset, used to verify every color sits near a recognized name.