Recognised as Colour
#B9ADBB
- #B9ADBB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9ADBB is a magenta with RGB values 185, 173, 187 and HSL 291°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9ADBB#B9ADBB
HEX#B9ADBB
RGBrgb(185, 173, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6784, 0.7333
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(291.4, 9.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 7.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,635
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ADBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#465244
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFBBAD
Analogous#B2ADBB, #BBADB6
Triadic#BBB9AD, #ADBBB9
Split complementary#B6BBAD, #ADBBB2
Tetradic#BBB2AD, #AFBBAD, #ADB6BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G173
B187
Red185 (72.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AD · B BB
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