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#A2CBB8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CBB8

With the hex code #A2CBB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBA2B5, 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 11.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green203
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #A2CBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CBB8.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CBB8.
11.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C5B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C0B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ACBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CBB8?

With the hex code #A2CBB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CBB8?

Use black text. Black on #A2CBB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CBB8?

Its complementary colour is #CBA2B5, and analogous partners are #A2CBA3 and #A2C9CB.