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#A2BFA0

Sage · light cool green

About #A2BFA0

With the hex code #A2BFA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDA0BF, 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 10.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green191
Blue160

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #A2BFA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A2BFA0.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A2BFA0.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BFA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BFA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1B99E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB6A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BDB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BFA0?

With the hex code #A2BFA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BFA0?

Use black text. Black on #A2BFA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BFA0?

Its complementary colour is #BDA0BF, and analogous partners are #B2BFA0 and #A0BFAE.