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#A2C2AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2C2AE

#A2C2AE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 76% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2A2B6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2C2AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green194
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #A2C2AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C2AE.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C2AE.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C2AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C2AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DC1BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C2AE?

#A2C2AE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 76% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C2AE?

Use black text. Black on #A2C2AE has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C2AE?

Its complementary colour is #C2A2B6, and analogous partners are #A6C2A2 and #A2C2BE.