Recognised as Colour
#B992AA
- #B992AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B992AA is a magenta with RGB values 185, 146, 170 and HSL 323°, 22%, 65%. 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
#B992AA#B992AA
HEX#B992AA
RGBrgb(185, 146, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5725, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 57.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(323.1, 21.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 21.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,161,706
CSS custom property--colour: #B992AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#466D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92B9A1
Analogous#B492B9, #B99296
Triadic#AAB992, #92AAB9
Split complementary#96B992, #92B9B4
Tetradic#B9B492, #92B9A1, #9296B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G146
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue323.08°
Saturation (HSL)21.79%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 92 · B AA
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