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#AEC6BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6BB

#AEC6BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6AEB9 (thistle), 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 — 11.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green198
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #AEC6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6BB.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6BB.
11.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C2BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C6C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6BB?

#AEC6BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6BB?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6BB has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6BB?

Its complementary colour is #C6AEB9, and analogous partners are #AEC6AF and #AEC5C6.