Colour
#BFABBF
- #BFABBF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFABBF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 171, 191 and HSL 300°, 14%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#BFABBF#BFABBF
HEX#BFABBF
RGBrgb(191, 171, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.749
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(300, 13.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 10.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,343
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43964WCAG 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 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#405440
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABBFAB
Analogous#B5ABBF, #BFABB5
Triadic#BFBFAB, #ABBFBF
Split complementary#B5BFAB, #ABBFB5
Tetradic#BFB5AB, #ABBFAB, #ABB5BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B191
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)13.51%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B BF
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