Recognised as Colour
#B697A9
- #B697A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B697A9 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 151, 169 and HSL 325°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B697A9#B697A9
HEX#B697A9
RGBrgb(182, 151, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.6627
RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(325.2, 17.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 17%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 7.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,377
CSS custom property--colour: #B697A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#496856
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B6A4
Analogous#B497B6, #B69799
Triadic#A9B697, #97A9B6
Split complementary#9AB697, #97B6B4
Tetradic#B6B497, #97B6A4, #9799B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G151
B169
Red182 (71.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue325.16°
Saturation (HSL)17.51%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B A9
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