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#A2CEBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CEBB

With the hex code #A2CEBB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEA2B5, 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 — 12.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green206
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #A2CEBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CEBB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CEBB.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CEBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CEBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99CEC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CEBB?

With the hex code #A2CEBB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CEBB?

Use black text. Black on #A2CEBB has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CEBB?

Its complementary colour is #CEA2B5, and analogous partners are #A2CEA5 and #A2CBCE.