#ABBAA9
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #ABBAA9
#ABBAA9 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8A9BA (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 — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABBAA9?
#ABBAA9 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ABBAA9?
Use black text. Black on #ABBAA9 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABBAA9?
Its complementary colour is #B8A9BA, and analogous partners are #B3BAA9 and #A9BAB0.