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#ABC3A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC3A7

#ABC3A7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFA7C3 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC3A7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green195
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #ABC3A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC3A7.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC3A7.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC3A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC3A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BEA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAC1BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC3A7?

#ABC3A7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC3A7?

Use black text. Black on #ABC3A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC3A7?

Its complementary colour is #BFA7C3, and analogous partners are #B9C3A7 and #A7C3B1.