Recognised as Colour
#BDAEB6
- #BDAEB6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDAEB6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 174, 182 and HSL 328°, 10%, 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
#BDAEB6#BDAEB6
HEX#BDAEB6
RGBrgb(189, 174, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.7137
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(328, 10.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328, 7.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 3.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,030
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAEB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 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#425149
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#AEBDB5
Analogous#BCAEBD, #BDAEAE
Triadic#B6BDAE, #AEB6BD
Split complementary#AEBDAE, #AEBDBC
Tetradic#BDBCAE, #AEBDB5, #AEAEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G174
B182
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue328°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B B6
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