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#ABB994

Sage · light cool green

About #ABB994

With the hex code #ABB994, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A294B9, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green185
Blue148

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 4.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ABB994

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #ABB994.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #ABB994.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB994 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB994
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB492
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB496
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEB5AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB994?

With the hex code #ABB994, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB994?

Use black text. Black on #ABB994 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB994?

Its complementary colour is #A294B9, and analogous partners are #B9B594 and #99B994.