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#ACCDB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDB2

With the hex code #ACCDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACC7, 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 12.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ACCDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB2.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB2.
12.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDB2?

With the hex code #ACCDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB2?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDB2?

Its complementary colour is #CDACC7, and analogous partners are #B7CDAC and #ACCDC3.