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#C7DBCF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C7DBCF

#C7DBCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC7D3 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green219
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C7DBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DBCF.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DBCF.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4DBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DBCF?

#C7DBCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DBCF?

Use black text. Black on #C7DBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DBCF?

Its complementary colour is #DBC7D3, and analogous partners are #C9DBC7 and #C7DBD9.