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#ACC899

Matcha · light cool green

About #ACC899

With the hex code #ACC899, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B599C8, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green200
Blue153

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ACC899

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #ACC899.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #ACC899.
11.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC899 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC899
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC196
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8BF9B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC899?

With the hex code #ACC899, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC899?

Use black text. Black on #ACC899 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC899?

Its complementary colour is #B599C8, and analogous partners are #C4C899 and #99C89D.