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#AEC8B2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC8B2

With the hex code #AEC8B2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8AEC4, 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 11.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green200
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #AEC8B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8B2.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8B2.
11.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC8B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC8B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C3B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C0B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC8B2?

With the hex code #AEC8B2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC8B2?

Use black text. Black on #AEC8B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC8B2?

Its complementary colour is #C8AEC4, and analogous partners are #B7C8AE and #AEC8BF.