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Balsam

#BDC5B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.16:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BDC5B8) is a light muted green. Its RGB value is 189, 197, 184 and its HSL value is 97°, 10%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BDC5B8 · #C0B8C5

Analogous

#C4C5B8 · #BDC5B8 · #B8C5BA

Triadic

#BDC5B8 · #B8BDC5 · #C5B8BD

Split complementary

#BDC5B8 · #BAB8C5 · #C5B8C4

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