Recognised as Colour
#B992AF
- #B992AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B992AF is a magenta with RGB values 185, 146, 175 and HSL 315°, 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
#B992AF#B992AF
HEX#B992AF
RGBrgb(185, 146, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5725, 0.6863
RGB percentages72.5%, 57.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(315.4, 21.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 21.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 5.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,161,711
CSS custom property--colour: #B992AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#466D50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92B99C
Analogous#AF92B9, #B9929B
Triadic#AFB992, #92AFB9
Split complementary#9BB992, #92B9AF
Tetradic#B9AF92, #92B99C, #929BB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G146
B175
Red185 (72.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue315.38°
Saturation (HSL)21.79%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 92 · B AF
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