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#ACCDB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDB3

#ACCDB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACC6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green205
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #ACCDB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB3.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB3.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC7B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C3B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDB3?

#ACCDB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB3?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDB3?

Its complementary colour is #CDACC6, and analogous partners are #B6CDAC and #ACCDC4.