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#AABFB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AABFB3

With the hex code #AABFB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 7.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFAAB6, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green191
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #AABFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABFB3.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABFB3.
10.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBCB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB9B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABFB3?

With the hex code #AABFB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AABFB3?

Use black text. Black on #AABFB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABFB3?

Its complementary colour is #BFAAB6, and analogous partners are #ABBFAA and #AABFBD.