Recognised as Colour
#C4A9BE
- #C4A9BE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4A9BE is a magenta with RGB values 196, 169, 190 and HSL 313°, 19%, 72%. 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
#C4A9BE#C4A9BE
HEX#C4A9BE
RGBrgb(196, 169, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6627, 0.7451
RGB percentages76.9%, 66.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(313.3, 18.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 13.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 3.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,510
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A9BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3B5641
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C4AF
Analogous#BDA9C4, #C4A9B0
Triadic#BEC4A9, #A9BEC4
Split complementary#B0C4A9, #A9C4BD
Tetradic#C4BDA9, #A9C4AF, #A9B0C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G169
B190
Red196 (76.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.62%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A9 · B BE
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