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#ABC8AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC8AA

#ABC8AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7AAC8 (lilac), 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 11.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green200
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #ABC8AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC8AA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC8AA.
11.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC8AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC8AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC2A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC8AA?

#ABC8AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC8AA?

Use black text. Black on #ABC8AA has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC8AA?

Its complementary colour is #C7AAC8, and analogous partners are #BAC8AA and #AAC8B8.