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#ACCDB8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDB8

With the hex code #ACCDB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 7.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACC1, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #ACCDB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB8.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB8.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC8B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CCC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDB8?

With the hex code #ACCDB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB8?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDB8?

Its complementary colour is #CDACC1, and analogous partners are #B1CDAC and #ACCDC8.