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#A7BCAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A7BCAC

#A7BCAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCA7B7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7BCAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green188
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #A7BCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BCAC.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BCAC.
10.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BCAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4BBB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BCAC?

#A7BCAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BCAC?

Use black text. Black on #A7BCAC has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BCAC?

Its complementary colour is #BCA7B7, and analogous partners are #ACBCA7 and #A7BCB7.