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#ABCAB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAB6

With the hex code #ABCAB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAABBF, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #ABCAB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB6.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB6.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC5B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAB6?

With the hex code #ABCAB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAB6?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAB6 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAB6?

Its complementary colour is #CAABBF, and analogous partners are #AFCAAB and #ABCAC5.