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#C3DBCC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C3DBCC

With the hex code #C3DBCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC3D2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green219
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #C3DBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3DBCC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3DBCC.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3DBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3DBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFDBD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3DBCC?

With the hex code #C3DBCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3DBCC?

Use black text. Black on #C3DBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3DBCC?

Its complementary colour is #DBC3D2, and analogous partners are #C6DBC3 and #C3DBD8.