Recognised as Colour
#BC92AB
- #BC92AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC92AB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 146, 171 and HSL 324°, 24%, 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
#BC92AB#BC92AB
HEX#BC92AB
RGBrgb(188, 146, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5725, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 57.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(324.3, 23.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.3, 22.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,315
CSS custom property--colour: #BC92AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#436D54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92BCA3
Analogous#B892BC, #BC9296
Triadic#ABBC92, #92ABBC
Split complementary#96BC92, #92BCB8
Tetradic#BCB892, #92BCA3, #9296BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G146
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue324.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.86%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 92 · B AB
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