#ABC0AD
Light Sage · light cool green
About #ABC0AD
#ABC0AD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0ABBE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC0AD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABC0AD?
#ABC0AD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ABC0AD?
Use black text. Black on #ABC0AD has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABC0AD?
Its complementary colour is #C0ABBE, and analogous partners are #B3C0AB and #ABC0B8.