Colour
#C4A9C0
- #C4A9C0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4A9C0 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 169, 192 and HSL 309°, 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
#C4A9C0#C4A9C0
HEX#C4A9C0
RGBrgb(196, 169, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6627, 0.7529
RGB percentages76.9%, 66.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(308.9, 18.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 13.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,512
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A9C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3B563F
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 text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C4AD
Analogous#BBA9C4, #C4A9B2
Triadic#C0C4A9, #A9C0C4
Split complementary#B2C4A9, #A9C4BB
Tetradic#C4BBA9, #A9C4AD, #A9B2C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G169
B192
Red196 (76.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue308.89°
Saturation (HSL)18.62%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A9 · B C0
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