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#ABC6AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC6AE

With the hex code #ABC6AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6ABC3, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green198
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #ABC6AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6AE.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6AE.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC6AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC6AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C5BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC6AE?

With the hex code #ABC6AE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC6AE?

Use black text. Black on #ABC6AE has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC6AE?

Its complementary colour is #C6ABC3, and analogous partners are #B5C6AB and #ABC6BC.