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#AACFC0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AACFC0

#AACFC0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAAB9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AACFC0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green207
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #AACFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACFC0.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACFC0.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AACFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AACFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACFC0?

#AACFC0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACFC0?

Use black text. Black on #AACFC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACFC0?

Its complementary colour is #CFAAB9, and analogous partners are #AACFAE and #AACCCF.