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#A5CBBE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A5CBBE

With the hex code #A5CBBE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBA5B2, 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 11.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green203
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A5CBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CBBE.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CBBE.
11.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5CBBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5CBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C6BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CCCC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5CBBE?

With the hex code #A5CBBE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A5CBBE?

Use black text. Black on #A5CBBE has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5CBBE?

Its complementary colour is #CBA5B2, and analogous partners are #A5CBAB and #A5C5CB.