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#A7BBAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A7BBAC

#A7BBAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBA7B6 (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 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #A7BBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BBAC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BBAC.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BBAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB7AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B5AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4BAB7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BBAC?

#A7BBAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BBAC?

Use black text. Black on #A7BBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BBAC?

Its complementary colour is #BBA7B6, and analogous partners are #ACBBA7 and #A7BBB6.