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#ACC8A2

Sage · light cool green

About #ACC8A2

With the hex code #ACC8A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEA2C8, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green200
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ACC8A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #ACC8A2.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #ACC8A2.
11.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC8A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC8A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC2A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6BFA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC5BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC8A2?

With the hex code #ACC8A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC8A2?

Use black text. Black on #ACC8A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC8A2?

Its complementary colour is #BEA2C8, and analogous partners are #BFC8A2 and #A2C8AB.