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#A7BB96

Sage · light cool green

About #A7BB96

With the hex code #A7BB96, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA96BB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green187
Blue150

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 4.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #A7BB96

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #A7BB96.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #A7BB96.
10.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BB96 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BB96
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB694
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB498
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B8B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BB96?

With the hex code #A7BB96, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BB96?

Use black text. Black on #A7BB96 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BB96?

Its complementary colour is #AA96BB, and analogous partners are #BABB96 and #96BB98.