Recognised as Colour
#BC97AB
- #BC97AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC97AB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 151, 171 and HSL 328°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC97AB#BC97AB
HEX#BC97AB
RGBrgb(188, 151, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5922, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 59.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(327.6, 21.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 19.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,595
CSS custom property--colour: #BC97AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#436854
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BCA8
Analogous#BB97BC, #BC9799
Triadic#ABBC97, #97ABBC
Split complementary#99BC97, #97BCBB
Tetradic#BCBB97, #97BCA8, #9799BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G151
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue327.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.64%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 97 · B AB
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