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#AFD2BF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFD2BF

With the hex code #AFD2BF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2AFC2, 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 — 12.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green210
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #AFD2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BF.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFD2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFD2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC8C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9D2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFD2BF?

With the hex code #AFD2BF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFD2BF?

Use black text. Black on #AFD2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFD2BF?

Its complementary colour is #D2AFC2, and analogous partners are #B1D2AF and #AFD2D1.