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#A5BCB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A5BCB2

With the hex code #A5BCB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA5AF, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green188
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #A5BCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5BCB2.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5BCB2.
10.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5BCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5BCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB9B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BCB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5BCB2?

With the hex code #A5BCB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A5BCB2?

Use black text. Black on #A5BCB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5BCB2?

Its complementary colour is #BCA5AF, and analogous partners are #A5BCA6 and #A5BBBC.