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#A2BC94

Sage · light cool green

About #A2BC94

With the hex code #A2BC94, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE94BC, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green188
Blue148

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 10.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #A2BC94

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A2BC94.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A2BC94.
10.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BC94 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BC94
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB692
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB396
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B9B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BC94?

With the hex code #A2BC94, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BC94?

Use black text. Black on #A2BC94 has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BC94?

Its complementary colour is #AE94BC, and analogous partners are #B6BC94 and #94BC9A.