#ACBCAB
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #ACBCAB
With the hex code #ACBCAB, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBABBC, a thistle shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACBCAB?
With the hex code #ACBCAB, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ACBCAB?
Use black text. Black on #ACBCAB has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACBCAB?
Its complementary colour is #BBABBC, and analogous partners are #B5BCAB and #ABBCB2.