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#ADCABA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCABA

With the hex code #ADCABA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAADBD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green202
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #ADCABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCABA.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCABA.
11.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C5B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CAC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCABA?

With the hex code #ADCABA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCABA?

Use black text. Black on #ADCABA has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCABA?

Its complementary colour is #CAADBD, and analogous partners are #AFCAAD and #ADCAC9.