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#A4BBB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A4BBB0

#A4BBB0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBA4AF — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A4BBB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red164
Green187
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #A4BBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BBB0.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BBB0.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4BBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4BBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB7AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B4B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BBB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4BBB0?

#A4BBB0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4BBB0?

Use black text. Black on #A4BBB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4BBB0?

Its complementary colour is #BBA4AF, and analogous partners are #A4BBA5 and #A4BBBB.