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#ABCAB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAB4

#ABCAB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABC1 (thistle), 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 11.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #ABCAB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB4.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB4.
11.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC5B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAB4?

#ABCAB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAB4?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAB4?

Its complementary colour is #CAABC1, and analogous partners are #B1CAAB and #ABCAC3.