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#A2CCBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CCBF

#A2CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.8); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCA2AF — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2CCBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green204
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #A2CCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CCBF.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CCBF.
11.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C6BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C1C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98CDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CCBF?

#A2CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CCBF?

Use black text. Black on #A2CCBF has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CCBF?

Its complementary colour is #CCA2AF, and analogous partners are #A2CCAA and #A2C4CC.