Colour
#B897A9
- #B897A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B897A9 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 151, 169 and HSL 327°, 19%, 66%. 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
#B897A9#B897A9
HEX#B897A9
RGBrgb(184, 151, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5922, 0.6627
RGB percentages72.2%, 59.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(327.3, 18.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 17.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.9%, 8.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,449
CSS custom property--colour: #B897A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#476856
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B8A6
Analogous#B697B8, #B89799
Triadic#A9B897, #97A9B8
Split complementary#99B897, #97B8B6
Tetradic#B8B697, #97B8A6, #9799B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G151
B169
Red184 (72.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue327.27°
Saturation (HSL)18.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 97 · B A9
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