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#A2CCAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CCAA

#A2CCAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCA2C4 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2CCAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green204
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #A2CCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CCAA.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CCAA.
11.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CCAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC5A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DCAC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CCAA?

#A2CCAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CCAA?

Use black text. Black on #A2CCAA has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CCAA?

Its complementary colour is #CCA2C4, and analogous partners are #AFCCA2 and #A2CCBF.