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#ABCAC2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAC2

With the hex code #ABCAC2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 10.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAABB3, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ABCAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAC2.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAC2.
11.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C6C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C2C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAC2?

With the hex code #ABCAC2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAC2?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAC2?

Its complementary colour is #CAABB3, and analogous partners are #ABCAB2 and #ABC2CA.