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#ABC2B6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC2B6

#ABC2B6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% 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 #C2ABB7 (thistle), 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 11.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green194
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ABC2B6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC2B6.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC2B6.
11.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC2B6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC2B6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BEB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBBB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7C2BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC2B6?

#ABC2B6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC2B6?

Use black text. Black on #ABC2B6 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC2B6?

Its complementary colour is #C2ABB7, and analogous partners are #ABC2AB and #ABC2C2.