Recognised as Colour
#BCABBB
- #BCABBB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCABBB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 171, 187 and HSL 304°, 11%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#BCABBB#BCABBB
HEX#BCABBB
RGBrgb(188, 171, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(303.5, 11.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,731
CSS custom property--colour: #BCABBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#435444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABBCAC
Analogous#B5ABBC, #BCABB2
Triadic#BBBCAB, #ABBBBC
Split complementary#B2BCAB, #ABBCB5
Tetradic#BCB5AB, #ABBCAC, #ABB2BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B187
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)11.26%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B BB
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