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#ACBAAE

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #ACBAAE

#ACBAAE is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAACB8 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green186
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #ACBAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBAAE.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBAAE.
10.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB7AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAB9B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBAAE?

#ACBAAE is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBAAE?

Use black text. Black on #ACBAAE has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBAAE?

Its complementary colour is #BAACB8, and analogous partners are #B1BAAC and #ACBAB5.