NeutralMid-toneMuted

Bitter Sage

#9A9E8E

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.74:1Fails

Black text

7.22:1AAA

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About Bitter Sage

Bitter Sage (#9A9E8E) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 158, 142 and its HSL value is 75°, 8%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (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

#9A9E8E · #928E9E

Analogous

#9E9A8E · #9A9E8E · #929E8E

Triadic

#9A9E8E · #8E9A9E · #9E8E9A

Split complementary

#9A9E8E · #8E929E · #9A8E9E

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