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#AAC8A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AAC8A7

With the hex code #AAC8A7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5A7C8, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green200
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #AAC8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAC8A7.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAC8A7.
11.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC2A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BFA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC8A7?

With the hex code #AAC8A7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC8A7?

Use black text. Black on #AAC8A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC8A7?

Its complementary colour is #C5A7C8, and analogous partners are #BAC8A7 and #A7C8B4.