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#ABBCA7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBCA7

#ABBCA7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8A7BC (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 — 10.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green188
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ABBCA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCA7.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCA7.
10.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBCA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBCA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB8A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB6A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABAB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCA7?

#ABBCA7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCA7?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCA7 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCA7?

Its complementary colour is #B8A7BC, and analogous partners are #B5BCA7 and #A7BCAE.