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#AACFBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AACFBF

#AACFBF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFAABA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #AACFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACFBF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACFBF.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACFBF?

#AACFBF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACFBF?

Use black text. Black on #AACFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACFBF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAABA, and analogous partners are #AACFAD and #AACDCF.