Colour

#A9909D

#A9909D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A9909D is a magenta with RGB values 169, 144, 157 and HSL 329°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A9909D

RGBrgb(169, 144, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5647, 0.6157

RGB percentages66.3%, 56.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(328.8, 12.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 14.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.8%, 7.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,112,605

CSS custom property--colour: #A9909D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#566F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91949Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#97989Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD9094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 14.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#90A99C

Analogous#A890A9, #A99091

Triadic#9DA990, #909DA9

Split complementary#91A990, #90A9A8

Tetradic#A9A890, #90A99C, #9091A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE6E9

Lighter +20%#D6C9D0

Lighter +10%#BFADB6

Darker −10%#937384

Darker −20%#775C6A

Darker −30%#5A4650

Darker −40%#3D3037

More saturated +25%#C2779E

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R169

G144

B157

Red169 (66.3%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue328.8°

Saturation (HSL)12.69%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 90 · B 9D

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Colour values

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