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#ABB697

Sage · light cool green

About #ABB697

With the hex code #ABB697, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A297B6, 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 — 9.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green182
Blue151

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ABB697

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #ABB697.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #ABB697.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB697 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB697
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB295
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B298
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADB3AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB697?

With the hex code #ABB697, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB697?

Use black text. Black on #ABB697 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB697?

Its complementary colour is #A297B6, and analogous partners are #B6B297 and #9BB697.