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#ACCDC4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDC4

With the hex code #ACCDC4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACB5, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue196

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #ACCDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDC4.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDC4.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC9C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C4C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CECA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDC4?

With the hex code #ACCDC4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDC4?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDC4?

Its complementary colour is #CDACB5, and analogous partners are #ACCDB3 and #ACC6CD.