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#ABBCB0

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #ABBCB0

#ABBCB0 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCABB7 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green188
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #ABBCB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCB0.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBCB0.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBCB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBCB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB9AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BCB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCB0?

#ABBCB0 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCB0?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCB0?

Its complementary colour is #BCABB7, and analogous partners are #AEBCAB and #ABBCB9.