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#A2CFBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2CFBD

With the hex code #A2CFBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 22% 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 11.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFA2B4, 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 — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green207
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #A2CFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CFBD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2CFBD.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2CFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2CFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C3BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98D0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2CFBD?

With the hex code #A2CFBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2CFBD?

Use black text. Black on #A2CFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2CFBD?

Its complementary colour is #CFA2B4, and analogous partners are #A2CFA6 and #A2CBCF.