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#96BBAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #96BBAB

#96BBAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.6), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BB96A6 (lilac), 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 — 9.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red150
Green187
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #96BBAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #96BBAB.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #96BBAB.
9.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #96BBAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#96BBAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B6AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EBBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #96BBAB?

#96BBAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #96BBAB?

Use black text. Black on #96BBAB has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #96BBAB?

Its complementary colour is #BB96A6, and analogous partners are #96BB99 and #96B9BB.