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#ABBC8B

Matcha · light cool green

About #ABBC8B

With the hex code #ABBC8B, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Matcha — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9C8BBC, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green188
Blue139

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ABBC8B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #ABBC8B.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #ABBC8B.
10.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBC8B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBC8B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2B688
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB58D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFB7AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBC8B?

With the hex code #ABBC8B, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBC8B?

Use black text. Black on #ABBC8B has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBC8B?

Its complementary colour is #9C8BBC, and analogous partners are #BCB58B and #92BC8B.