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#ABC6AC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC6AC

#ABC6AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6ABC5 (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 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green198
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #ABC6AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6AC.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6AC.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC6AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC6AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C4BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC6AC?

#ABC6AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC6AC?

Use black text. Black on #ABC6AC has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC6AC?

Its complementary colour is #C6ABC5, and analogous partners are #B7C6AB and #ABC6BA.