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#A7BFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A7BFAA

With the hex code #A7BFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFA7BC, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green191
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A7BFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BFAA.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BFAA.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BFAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB8AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4BEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BFAA?

With the hex code #A7BFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BFAA?

Use black text. Black on #A7BFAA has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BFAA?

Its complementary colour is #BFA7BC, and analogous partners are #B0BFA7 and #A7BFB6.