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#C7CCBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C7CCBC

With the hex code #C7CCBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 5.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1BCCC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #C7CCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CCBC.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CCBC.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8CAC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CCBC?

With the hex code #C7CCBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CCBC?

Use black text. Black on #C7CCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CCBC?

Its complementary colour is #C1BCCC, and analogous partners are #CCC9BC and #BFCCBC.