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#ACCFBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCFBF

With the hex code #ACCFBF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 9.2 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFACBC, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #ACCFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBF.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFBF?

With the hex code #ACCFBF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFBF?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFBF?

Its complementary colour is #CFACBC, and analogous partners are #ACCFAE and #ACCECF.