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#B7CABC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CABC

With the hex code #B7CABC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB7C5, 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 12.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green202
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #B7CABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CABC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CABC.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5C9C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CABC?

With the hex code #B7CABC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CABC?

Use black text. Black on #B7CABC has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CABC?

Its complementary colour is #CAB7C5, and analogous partners are #BBCAB7 and #B7CAC6.