Recognised as Colour
#C372AA
- #C372AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C372AA is a magenta with RGB values 195, 114, 170 and HSL 319°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C372AA#C372AA
HEX#C372AA
RGBrgb(195, 114, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4471, 0.6667
RGB percentages76.5%, 44.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(318.5, 40.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 41.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 12.8%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,808,874
CSS custom property--colour: #C372AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#3C8D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72C38B
Analogous#B372C3, #C37282
Triadic#AAC372, #72AAC3
Split complementary#81C372, #72C3B3
Tetradic#C3B372, #72C38B, #7282C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G114
B170
Red195 (76.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue318.52°
Saturation (HSL)40.3%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 72 · B AA
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