NeutralMid-toneMuted

Provence Blue

#899C9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.88:1Fails

Black text

6.88:1AA

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About Provence Blue

Provence Blue (#899C9B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 137, 156, 155 and its HSL value is 177°, 9%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (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

#899C9B · #9C898A

Analogous

#899C91 · #899C9B · #89949C

Triadic

#899C9B · #9B899C · #9C9B89

Split complementary

#899C9B · #9C8994 · #9C9189

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