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#ABCABC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCABC

With the hex code #ABCABC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAABB9, 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 11.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #ABCABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCABC.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCABC.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABCABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCABC?

With the hex code #ABCABC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCABC?

Use black text. Black on #ABCABC has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCABC?

Its complementary colour is #CAABB9, and analogous partners are #ABCAAD and #ABC8CA.