NeutralMid-toneMuted

Provence Blue

#899B98

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.91:1Fails

Black text

6.79:1AA

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About Provence Blue

Provence Blue (#899B98) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 137, 155, 152 and its HSL value is 170°, 8%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Provence Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#899B98 · #9B898C

Analogous

#899B8F · #899B98 · #89959B

Triadic

#899B98 · #98899B · #9B9889

Split complementary

#899B98 · #9B8995 · #9B8F89

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