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#A5BBB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A5BBB2

#A5BBB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 73% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBA5AE — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A5BBB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green187
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #A5BBB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5BBB2.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5BBB2.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5BBB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5BBB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB8B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BBB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5BBB2?

#A5BBB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 73% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A5BBB2?

Use black text. Black on #A5BBB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5BBB2?

Its complementary colour is #BBA5AE, and analogous partners are #A5BBA7 and #A5B9BB.