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Balsam

#BBC3B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.81:1Fails

Black text

10.94:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BBC3B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 187, 195, 183 and its HSL value is 100°, 9%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (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

#BBC3B7 · #BFB7C3

Analogous

#C1C3B7 · #BBC3B7 · #B7C3B9

Triadic

#BBC3B7 · #B7BBC3 · #C3B7BB

Split complementary

#BBC3B7 · #B9B7C3 · #C3B7C1

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