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Recognised as Colour

#A9849C

  • #A9849C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A9849C is a magenta with RGB values 169, 132, 156 and HSL 321°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A9849C#A9849C
HEX#A9849C
RGBrgb(169, 132, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5176, 0.6118
RGB percentages66.3%, 51.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(321.1, 17.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 21.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 7.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,532
CSS custom property--colour: #A9849C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#567B63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E919Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84A991
Analogous#A384A9, #A9848A
Triadic#9CA984, #849CA9
Split complementary#8AA984, #84A9A3
Tetradic#A9A384, #84A991, #848AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E8DEE4
Lighter +20%#D3C0CC
Lighter +10%#BEA2B4
Darker −10%#936784
Darker −20%#755269
Darker −30%#573D4E
Darker −40%#392833
More saturated +25%#C36AA4
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R169
G132
B156
Red169 (66.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue321.08°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 84 · B 9C

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