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#ACCFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCFAA

With the hex code #ACCFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDAACF, 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 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green207
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #ACCFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFAA.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFAA.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC4AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CDC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFAA?

With the hex code #ACCFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFAA?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFAA has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFAA?

Its complementary colour is #CDAACF, and analogous partners are #BFCFAA and #AACFBB.