Recognised as Colour
#BBA0B9
- #BBA0B9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBA0B9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 160, 185 and HSL 304°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBA0B9#BBA0B9
HEX#BBA0B9
RGBrgb(187, 160, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6275, 0.7255
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(304.4, 16.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 14.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 1.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,377
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA0B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#445F46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0BBA2
Analogous#B0A0BB, #BBA0AC
Triadic#B9BBA0, #A0B9BB
Split complementary#ACBBA0, #A0BBB0
Tetradic#BBB0A0, #A0BBA2, #A0ACBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G160
B185
Red187 (73.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue304.44°
Saturation (HSL)16.56%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A0 · B B9
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