Recognised as Colour

#B196A9

#B196A9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B196A9 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 150, 169 and HSL 318°, 15%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B196A9

RGBrgb(177, 150, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5882, 0.6627

RGB percentages69.4%, 58.8%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(317.8, 14.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.8, 15.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 4.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,638,441

CSS custom property--colour: #B196A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#4E6956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969BAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B4979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Silver · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96B19E

Analogous#AB96B1, #B1969B

Triadic#A9B196, #96A9B1

Split complementary#9BB196, #96B1AB

Tetradic#B1AB96, #96B19E, #969BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EEF1

Lighter +20%#DCD1D9

Lighter +10%#C7B3C1

Darker −10%#9B7991

Darker −20%#816077

Darker −30%#644A5C

Darker −40%#473441

More saturated +25%#C87FB2

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R177

G150

B169

Red177 (69.4%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue317.78°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 96 · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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