NeutralLightMuted

Balsam

#BCC2B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.82:1Fails

Black text

10.88:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BCC2B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 194, 183 and its HSL value is 93°, 8%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (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

#BCC2B7 · #BDB7C2

Analogous

#C2C2B7 · #BCC2B7 · #B7C2B8

Triadic

#BCC2B7 · #B7BCC2 · #C2B7BC

Split complementary

#BCC2B7 · #B8B7C2 · #C2B7C2

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