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#ABCDB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCDB6

With the hex code #ABCDB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDABC2, 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 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green205
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ABCDB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCDB6.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCDB6.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCDB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCDB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC7B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C3B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCDB6?

With the hex code #ABCDB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCDB6?

Use black text. Black on #ABCDB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCDB6?

Its complementary colour is #CDABC2, and analogous partners are #B1CDAB and #ABCDC7.