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#C7DBCE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C7DBCE

With the hex code #C7DBCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 9.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC7D4, 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 14.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green219
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C7DBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DBCE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DBCE.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DBCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4DBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DBCE?

With the hex code #C7DBCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DBCE?

Use black text. Black on #C7DBCE has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DBCE?

Its complementary colour is #DBC7D4, and analogous partners are #CADBC7 and #C7DBD8.