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#ABC5AD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC5AD

#ABC5AD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.6), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5ABC3 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green197
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #ABC5AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC5AD.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC5AD.
11.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC5AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC5AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C0AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C4BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC5AD?

#ABC5AD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 77% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC5AD?

Use black text. Black on #ABC5AD has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC5AD?

Its complementary colour is #C5ABC3, and analogous partners are #B6C5AB and #ABC5BA.