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#AEC6A2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6A2

With the hex code #AEC6A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAA2C6, 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 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green198
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #AEC6A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6A2.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6A2.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C0A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BEA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEC3BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6A2?

With the hex code #AEC6A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6A2?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6A2?

Its complementary colour is #BAA2C6, and analogous partners are #C0C6A2 and #A2C6A8.