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#A4CBBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A4CBBB

#A4CBBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBA4B4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A4CBBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red164
Green203
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #A4CBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4CBBB.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4CBBB.
11.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4CBBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4CBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C0BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CCBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4CBBB?

#A4CBBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4CBBB?

Use black text. Black on #A4CBBB has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4CBBB?

Its complementary colour is #CBA4B4, and analogous partners are #A4CBA7 and #A4C7CB.