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#AEC8BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC8BE

With the hex code #AEC8BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 8.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8AEB8, 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green200
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #AEC8BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8BE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8BE.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC8BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC8BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC8BE?

With the hex code #AEC8BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC8BE?

Use black text. Black on #AEC8BE has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC8BE?

Its complementary colour is #C8AEB8, and analogous partners are #AEC8B1 and #AEC5C8.