NeutralMid-toneMuted

Bitter Sage

#999E8E

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.75:1Fails

Black text

7.20:1AAA

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About Bitter Sage

Bitter Sage (#999E8E) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 153, 158, 142 and its HSL value is 79°, 8%, 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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Complementary

#999E8E · #938E9E

Analogous

#9E9B8E · #999E8E · #919E8E

Triadic

#999E8E · #8E999E · #9E8E99

Split complementary

#999E8E · #8E919E · #9B8E9E

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