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#A7BCB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A7BCB2

#A7BCB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCA7B1 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7BCB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green188
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #A7BCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BCB2.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BCB2.
10.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB9B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B6B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3BCB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BCB2?

#A7BCB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BCB2?

Use black text. Black on #A7BCB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BCB2?

Its complementary colour is #BCA7B1, and analogous partners are #A7BCA7 and #A7BCBC.