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#ABCAB7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAB7

#ABCAB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABBE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green202
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #ABCAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB7.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAB7.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C5B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAB7?

#ABCAB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAB7?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAB7?

Its complementary colour is #CAABBE, and analogous partners are #AECAAB and #ABCAC6.