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#AEC6AC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6AC

#AEC6AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4ACC6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green198
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #AEC6AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6AC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6AC.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACC4BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6AC?

#AEC6AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6AC?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6AC has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6AC?

Its complementary colour is #C4ACC6, and analogous partners are #BBC6AC and #ACC6B7.