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#ABC6BA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC6BA

With the hex code #ABC6BA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6ABB7, 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 11.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green198
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #ABC6BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6BA.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC6BA.
11.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC6BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC6BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C2B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC6BA?

With the hex code #ABC6BA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC6BA?

Use black text. Black on #ABC6BA has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC6BA?

Its complementary colour is #C6ABB7, and analogous partners are #ABC6AC and #ABC5C6.