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Balsam

#BBC3B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.81:1Fails

Black text

10.93:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BBC3B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 187, 195, 182 and its HSL value is 97°, 10%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Balsam, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BBC3B6 · #BEB6C3

Analogous

#C2C3B6 · #BBC3B6 · #B6C3B8

Triadic

#BBC3B6 · #B6BBC3 · #C3B6BB

Split complementary

#BBC3B6 · #B8B6C3 · #C3B6C2

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