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#A0C8A3

Sage · light cool green

About #A0C8A3

#A0C8A3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 10.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8A0C5 (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 — 11.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red160
Green200
Blue163

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #A0C8A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A0C8A3.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A0C8A3.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0C8A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0C8A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C1A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CC6BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0C8A3?

#A0C8A3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0C8A3?

Use black text. Black on #A0C8A3 has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0C8A3?

Its complementary colour is #C8A0C5, and analogous partners are #B1C8A0 and #A0C8B7.