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#A2C5BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2C5BB

With the hex code #A2C5BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 77% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5A2AC, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green197
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #A2C5BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C5BB.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C5BB.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C5BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C5BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C0BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AC6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C5BB?

With the hex code #A2C5BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 77% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C5BB?

Use black text. Black on #A2C5BB has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C5BB?

Its complementary colour is #C5A2AC, and analogous partners are #A2C5A9 and #A2BDC5.