Colour
#B49DAD
- #B49DAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B49DAD is a magenta with RGB values 180, 157, 173 and HSL 318°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B49DAD#B49DAD
HEX#B49DAD
RGBrgb(180, 157, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6157, 0.6784
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(318.3, 13.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 12.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 3.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B49DAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4B6252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB4A4
Analogous#B09DB4, #B49DA2
Triadic#ADB49D, #9DADB4
Split complementary#A2B49D, #9DB4B0
Tetradic#B4B09D, #9DB4A4, #9DA2B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G157
B173
Red180 (70.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue318.26°
Saturation (HSL)13.29%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9D · B AD
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