NeutralMid-toneMuted

Bitter Sage

#999F8C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Bitter Sage

Bitter Sage (#999F8C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 153, 159, 140 and its HSL value is 79°, 9%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (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

#999F8C · #928C9F

Analogous

#9F9C8C · #999F8C · #909F8C

Triadic

#999F8C · #8C999F · #9F8C99

Split complementary

#999F8C · #8C8F9F · #9C8C9F

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