#ACBFAA
Light Sage · light cool green
About #ACBFAA
#ACBFAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDAABF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBFAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACBFAA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACBFAA?
#ACBFAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACBFAA?
Use black text. Black on #ACBFAA has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACBFAA?
Its complementary colour is #BDAABF, and analogous partners are #B7BFAA and #AABFB2.