Recognised as Colour
#C099B5
- #C099B5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C099B5 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 153, 181 and HSL 317°, 24%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C099B5#C099B5
HEX#C099B5
RGBrgb(192, 153, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6, 0.7098
RGB percentages75.3%, 60%, 71%
HSLhsl(316.9, 23.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 20.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 5.7%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,622,261
CSS custom property--colour: #C099B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3F664A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99C0A4
Analogous#B899C0, #C099A2
Triadic#B5C099, #99B5C0
Split complementary#A2C099, #99C0B8
Tetradic#C0B899, #99C0A4, #99A2C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G153
B181
Red192 (75.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue316.92°
Saturation (HSL)23.64%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 99 · B B5
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