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Balsam

#BEC4B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.78:1Fails

Black text

11.10:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BEC4B8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 190, 196, 184 and its HSL value is 90°, 9%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (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

#BEC4B8 · #BEB8C4

Analogous

#C4C4B8 · #BEC4B8 · #B8C4B8

Triadic

#BEC4B8 · #B8BEC4 · #C4B8BE

Split complementary

#BEC4B8 · #B8B8C4 · #C4B8C4

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