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Balsam

#BEC5B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.16:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BEC5B4) is a light muted green. Its RGB value is 190, 197, 180 and its HSL value is 85°, 13%, 74%. 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

#BEC5B4 · #BBB4C5

Analogous

#C5C4B4 · #BEC5B4 · #B6C5B4

Triadic

#BEC5B4 · #B4BEC5 · #C5B4BE

Split complementary

#BEC5B4 · #B4B6C5 · #C4B4C5

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