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#ABCABD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCABD

#ABCABD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABB8 (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 — 11.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green202
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ABCABD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABCABD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C5BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCABD?

#ABCABD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCABD?

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

›What colours go with #ABCABD?

Its complementary colour is #CAABB8, and analogous partners are #ABCAAD and #ABC7CA.