Recognised as Colour
#BCAEB9
- #BCAEB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCAEB9 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 174, 185 and HSL 313°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCAEB9#BCAEB9
HEX#BCAEB9
RGBrgb(188, 174, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.7255
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(312.9, 9.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 7.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 1.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,497
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAEB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#435146
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEBCB1
Analogous#B8AEBC, #BCAEB2
Triadic#B9BCAE, #AEB9BC
Split complementary#B2BCAE, #AEBCB8
Tetradic#BCB8AE, #AEBCB1, #AEB2BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G174
B185
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue312.86°
Saturation (HSL)9.46%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B B9
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