#ACCDB7
Light Sage · light cool green
About #ACCDB7
#ACCDB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDACC2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCDB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACCDB7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACCDB7?
#ACCDB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB7?
Use black text. Black on #ACCDB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACCDB7?
Its complementary colour is #CDACC2, and analogous partners are #B2CDAC and #ACCDC8.