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#ABBAA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBAA2

With the hex code #ABBAA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1A2BA, 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 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green186
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #ABBAA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBAA2.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBAA2.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBAA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBAA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB6A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB5A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABB8B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBAA2?

With the hex code #ABBAA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBAA2?

Use black text. Black on #ABBAA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBAA2?

Its complementary colour is #B1A2BA, and analogous partners are #B7BAA2 and #A2BAA5.