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Balsam

#BBC3B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.81:1Fails

Black text

10.95:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BBC3B8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 187, 195, 184 and its HSL value is 104°, 8%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (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

#BBC3B8 · #C0B8C3

Analogous

#C1C3B8 · #BBC3B8 · #B8C3BB

Triadic

#BBC3B8 · #B8BBC3 · #C3B8BB

Split complementary

#BBC3B8 · #BBB8C3 · #C3B8C1

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