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Recognised as Colour

#A18E9C

  • #A18E9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#A18E9C is a magenta with RGB values 161, 142, 156 and HSL 316°, 9%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#A18E9C#A18E9C
HEX#A18E9C
RGBrgb(161, 142, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5569, 0.6118
RGB percentages63.1%, 55.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(315.8, 9.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 11.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 3.1%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,587,804
CSS custom property--colour: #A18E9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5E7163

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E929Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92949Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#A38F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA193
Analogous#9C8EA1, #A18E93
Triadic#9CA18E, #8E9CA1
Split complementary#93A18E, #8EA19C
Tetradic#A19C8E, #8EA193, #8E93A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#E6E2E5
Lighter +20%#CFC6CD
Lighter +10%#B8AAB4
Darker −10%#8A7283
Darker −20%#6E5B69
Darker −30%#52444E
Darker −40%#362D34
More saturated +25%#BB74A8
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R161
G142
B156
Red161 (63.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue315.79°
Saturation (HSL)9.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8E · B 9C

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