Colour
#C4B0BC
- #C4B0BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4B0BC is a magenta with RGB values 196, 176, 188 and HSL 324°, 14%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4B0BC#C4B0BC
HEX#C4B0BC
RGBrgb(196, 176, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6902, 0.7373
RGB percentages76.9%, 69%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(324, 14.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 10.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 4.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,890,300
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B0BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3B4F43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0C4B8
Analogous#C2B0C4, #C4B0B2
Triadic#BCC4B0, #B0BCC4
Split complementary#B2C4B0, #B0C4C2
Tetradic#C4C2B0, #B0C4B8, #B0B2C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G176
B188
Red196 (76.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)14.49%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B0 · B BC
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