Colour
#C899BA
- #C899BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C899BA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 153, 186 and HSL 318°, 30%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C899BA#C899BA
HEX#C899BA
RGBrgb(200, 153, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6, 0.7294
RGB percentages78.4%, 60%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(317.9, 29.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 23.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 7%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,146,554
CSS custom property--colour: #C899BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#376645
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99C8A7
Analogous#BF99C8, #C899A2
Triadic#BAC899, #99BAC8
Split complementary#A3C899, #99C8BF
Tetradic#C8BF99, #99C8A7, #99A2C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G153
B186
Red200 (78.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue317.87°
Saturation (HSL)29.94%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 99 · B BA
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