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#AFC8BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFC8BB

#AFC8BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.4), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8AFBC (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 — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green200
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #AFC8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFC8BB.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFC8BB.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFC8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFC8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC8C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFC8BB?

#AFC8BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFC8BB?

Use black text. Black on #AFC8BB has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFC8BB?

Its complementary colour is #C8AFBC, and analogous partners are #B0C8AF and #AFC8C7.