Recognised as Colour
#C6A0B6
- #C6A0B6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6A0B6 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 160, 182 and HSL 325°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6A0B6#C6A0B6
HEX#C6A0B6
RGBrgb(198, 160, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6275, 0.7137
RGB percentages77.6%, 62.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(325.3, 25%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.3, 19.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 8.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,017,270
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A0B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#395F49
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0C6B0
Analogous#C3A0C6, #C6A0A3
Triadic#B6C6A0, #A0B6C6
Split complementary#A3C6A0, #A0C6C3
Tetradic#C6C3A0, #A0C6B0, #A0A3C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G160
B182
Red198 (77.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue325.26°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A0 · B B6
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