#B2CDC5
Light Sage · light cool green
About #B2CDC5
#B2CDC5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDB2BA (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 — 12.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B2CDC5
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How #B2CDC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2CDC5?
#B2CDC5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B2CDC5?
Use black text. Black on #B2CDC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2CDC5?
Its complementary colour is #CDB2BA, and analogous partners are #B2CDB8 and #B2C8CD.