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#ABC7BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC7BE

#ABC7BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7ABB4 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC7BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green199
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #ABC7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC7BE.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC7BE.
11.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBFBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC7BE?

#ABC7BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC7BE?

Use black text. Black on #ABC7BE has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC7BE?

Its complementary colour is #C7ABB4, and analogous partners are #ABC7B0 and #ABC2C7.