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#ABC8BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABC8BE

With the hex code #ABC8BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 9.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8ABB5, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green200
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #ABC8BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC8BE.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABC8BE.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC8BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC8BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C0BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC8BE?

With the hex code #ABC8BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC8BE?

Use black text. Black on #ABC8BE has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC8BE?

Its complementary colour is #C8ABB5, and analogous partners are #ABC8B0 and #ABC3C8.