#8ABEAB
Light Sage · light cool green
About #8ABEAB
#8ABEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Light Sage and Sage (ΔE 15.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE8A9D (old rose), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8ABEAB?
#8ABEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8ABEAB?
Use black text. Black on #8ABEAB has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8ABEAB?
Its complementary colour is #BE8A9D, and analogous partners are #8ABE91 and #8AB7BE.