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#ABBAAF

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #ABBAAF

#ABBAAF is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAABB6 (silver), 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 — 10.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green186
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ABBAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBAAF.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBAAF.
10.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B5B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BAB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBAAF?

#ABBAAF is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBAAF?

Use black text. Black on #ABBAAF has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBAAF?

Its complementary colour is #BAABB6, and analogous partners are #AEBAAB and #ABBAB7.