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#ABC0AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC0AE

With the hex code #ABC0AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% 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 Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0ABBD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green192
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #ABC0AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC0AE.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC0AE.
10.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC0AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC0AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBAAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC0AE?

With the hex code #ABC0AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC0AE?

Use black text. Black on #ABC0AE has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC0AE?

Its complementary colour is #C0ABBD, and analogous partners are #B2C0AB and #ABC0B9.