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#ABC4B4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC4B4

#ABC4B4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4ABBB (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 11.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green196
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ABC4B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC4B4.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC4B4.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC4B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC4B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C0B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBDB5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7C4BF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC4B4?

#ABC4B4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC4B4?

Use black text. Black on #ABC4B4 has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC4B4?

Its complementary colour is #C4ABBB, and analogous partners are #AEC4AB and #ABC4C1.