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#A7AB8A

Sage · light warm green

About #A7AB8A

#A7AB8A is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 67% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.7); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8E8AAB — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7AB8A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green171
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #A7AB8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A7AB8A.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A7AB8A.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7AB8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7AB8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0A888
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A88B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABA7A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7AB8A?

#A7AB8A is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 67% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A7AB8A?

Use black text. Black on #A7AB8A has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7AB8A?

Its complementary colour is #8E8AAB, and analogous partners are #AB9E8A and #97AB8A.