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#ABBCA0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBCA0

With the hex code #ABBCA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1A0BC, 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 10.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green188
Blue160

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ABBCA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCA0.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCA0.
10.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBCA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBCA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB89E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB6A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABB9B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCA0?

With the hex code #ABBCA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCA0?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCA0?

Its complementary colour is #B1A0BC, and analogous partners are #B9BCA0 and #A0BCA3.