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#A5CBBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A5CBBC

#A5CBBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBA5B4 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green203
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A5CBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CBBC.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CBBC.
11.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5CBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5CBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C6BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DCCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5CBBC?

#A5CBBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A5CBBC?

Use black text. Black on #A5CBBC has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5CBBC?

Its complementary colour is #CBA5B4, and analogous partners are #A5CBA9 and #A5C7CB.