Recognised as Colour
#B994AA
- #B994AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B994AA is a magenta with RGB values 185, 148, 170 and HSL 324°, 21%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B994AA#B994AA
HEX#B994AA
RGBrgb(185, 148, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5804, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 58%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(324.3, 20.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.3, 20%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,162,218
CSS custom property--colour: #B994AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#466B55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94B9A3
Analogous#B694B9, #B99497
Triadic#AAB994, #94AAB9
Split complementary#98B994, #94B9B6
Tetradic#B9B594, #94B9A3, #9497B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G148
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue324.32°
Saturation (HSL)20.9%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 94 · B AA
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