Recognised as Colour
#BDACB9
- #BDACB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDACB9 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 172, 185 and HSL 314°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDACB9#BDACB9
HEX#BDACB9
RGBrgb(189, 172, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6745, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(314.1, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BDACB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#425346
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACBDB0
Analogous#B9ACBD, #BDACB0
Triadic#B9BDAC, #ACB9BD
Split complementary#B0BDAC, #ACBDB9
Tetradic#BDB9AC, #ACBDB0, #ACB0BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G172
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue314.12°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AC · B B9
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