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#B0CBBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B0CBBC

With the hex code #B0CBBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBB0BF, 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 12.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green203
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #B0CBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CBBC.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CBBC.
12.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CBBC?

With the hex code #B0CBBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CBBC?

Use black text. Black on #B0CBBC has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CBBC?

Its complementary colour is #CBB0BF, and analogous partners are #B2CBB0 and #B0CBCA.