Recognised as Colour
#BBACBA
- #BBACBA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBACBA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 172, 186 and HSL 304°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BBACBA#BBACBA
HEX#BBACBA
RGBrgb(187, 172, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.7294
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(304, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,450
CSS custom property--colour: #BBACBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#445345
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACBBAD
Analogous#B4ACBB, #BBACB3
Triadic#BABBAC, #ACBABB
Split complementary#B3BBAC, #ACBBB5
Tetradic#BBB4AC, #ACBBAD, #ACB3BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G172
B186
Red187 (73.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B BA
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