Recognised as Colour
#BCAAB6
- #BCAAB6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCAAB6 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 170, 182 and HSL 320°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCAAB6#BCAAB6
HEX#BCAAB6
RGBrgb(188, 170, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6667, 0.7137
RGB percentages73.7%, 66.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(320, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 3.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,470
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAAB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#435549
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABCB0
Analogous#B9AABC, #BCAAAD
Triadic#B6BCAA, #AAB6BC
Split complementary#ADBCAA, #AABCB9
Tetradic#BCB9AA, #AABCB0, #AAADBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G170
B182
Red188 (73.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AA · B B6
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