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#ACCFBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCFBB

#ACCFBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFACC0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCFBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green207
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #ACCFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBB.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBB.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFBB?

#ACCFBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFBB?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFBB has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFBB?

Its complementary colour is #CFACC0, and analogous partners are #AFCFAC and #ACCFCC.