NeutralMid-toneMuted

Bitter Sage

#969F8D

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.75:1Fails

Black text

7.20:1AAA

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About Bitter Sage

Bitter Sage (#969F8D) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 150, 159, 141 and its HSL value is 90°, 9%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bitter Sage, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#969F8D · #968D9F

Analogous

#9F9F8D · #969F8D · #8D9F8D

Triadic

#969F8D · #8D969F · #9F8D96

Split complementary

#969F8D · #8D8D9F · #9F8D9F

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