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#ABCAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAAF

#ABCAAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 79% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAABC6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABCAAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ABCAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAAF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAAF.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABCAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC4AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C9C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAAF?

#ABCAAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 79% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAAF?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAAF has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAAF?

Its complementary colour is #CAABC6, and analogous partners are #B6CAAB and #ABCABE.