NeutralMid-toneMuted

Provence Blue

#899D9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.85:1Fails

Black text

6.94:1AA

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About Provence Blue

Provence Blue (#899D9B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 137, 157, 155 and its HSL value is 174°, 9%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (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

#899D9B · #9D898B

Analogous

#899D91 · #899D9B · #89959D

Triadic

#899D9B · #9B899D · #9D9B89

Split complementary

#899D9B · #9D8995 · #9D9189

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