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#AAC3BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AAC3BB

With the hex code #AAC3BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3AAB2, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green195
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #AAC3BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAC3BB.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAC3BB.
11.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC3BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC3BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C0BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C4C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC3BB?

With the hex code #AAC3BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC3BB?

Use black text. Black on #AAC3BB has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC3BB?

Its complementary colour is #C3AAB2, and analogous partners are #AAC3AE and #AABEC3.