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Balsam

#BCC3B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.81:1Fails

Black text

10.96:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BCC3B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 195, 183 and its HSL value is 95°, 9%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (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

#BCC3B7 · #BEB7C3

Analogous

#C2C3B7 · #BCC3B7 · #B7C3B8

Triadic

#BCC3B7 · #B7BCC3 · #C3B7BC

Split complementary

#BCC3B7 · #B8B7C3 · #C3B7C2

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