Recognised as Colour
#BFACBF
- #BFACBF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFACBF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 172, 191 and HSL 300°, 13%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#BFACBF#BFACBF
HEX#BFACBF
RGBrgb(191, 172, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6745, 0.749
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(300, 12.9%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 9.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,599
CSS custom property--colour: #BFACBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#405340
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACBFAC
Analogous#B5ACBF, #BFACB5
Triadic#BFBFAC, #ACBFBF
Split complementary#B5BFAC, #ACBFB5
Tetradic#BFB5AC, #ACBFAC, #ACB5BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G172
B191
Red191 (74.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12.93%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BF · G AC · B BF
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