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#A2CFBA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CFBA

With the hex code #A2CFBA, 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 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 11.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFA2B7, 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 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green207
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #A2CFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CFBA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CFBA.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC8B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99CFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CFBA?

With the hex code #A2CFBA, 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 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CFBA?

Use black text. Black on #A2CFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CFBA?

Its complementary colour is #CFA2B7, and analogous partners are #A2CFA3 and #A2CDCF.