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#AECFC3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECFC3

With the hex code #AECFC3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFAEBA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green207
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #AECFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFC3.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFC3.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCAC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7D0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFC3?

With the hex code #AECFC3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AECFC3?

Use black text. Black on #AECFC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFC3?

Its complementary colour is #CFAEBA, and analogous partners are #AECFB2 and #AECBCF.