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#ABBFB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBFB3

#ABBFB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFABB7 (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 — 10.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green191
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ABBFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFB3.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFB3.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBCB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB9B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8BFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBFB3?

#ABBFB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBFB3?

Use black text. Black on #ABBFB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBFB3?

Its complementary colour is #BFABB7, and analogous partners are #ADBFAB and #ABBFBD.