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#A2C8AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2C8AF

With the hex code #A2C8AF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 78% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8A2BB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green200
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #A2C8AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C8AF.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2C8AF.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C8AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C8AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C2AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CC7C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C8AF?

With the hex code #A2C8AF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 78% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C8AF?

Use black text. Black on #A2C8AF has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C8AF?

Its complementary colour is #C8A2BB, and analogous partners are #A8C8A2 and #A2C8C2.