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Balsam

#BCC2B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.82:1Fails

Black text

10.87:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BCC2B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 194, 182 and its HSL value is 90°, 9%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCC2B6 · #BCB6C2

Analogous

#C2C2B6 · #BCC2B6 · #B6C2B6

Triadic

#BCC2B6 · #B6BCC2 · #C2B6BC

Split complementary

#BCC2B6 · #B6B6C2 · #C2B6C2

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