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#ACD4BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACD4BB

#ACD4BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4ACC5 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green212
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #ACD4BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACD4BB.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACD4BB.
12.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACD4BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACD4BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CEBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5D3CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACD4BB?

#ACD4BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACD4BB?

Use black text. Black on #ACD4BB has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACD4BB?

Its complementary colour is #D4ACC5, and analogous partners are #B1D4AC and #ACD4CF.