Recognised as Colour
#C8AEC0
- #C8AEC0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8AEC0 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 174, 192 and HSL 318°, 19%, 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
#C8AEC0#C8AEC0
HEX#C8AEC0
RGBrgb(200, 174, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.7529
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(318.5, 19.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 13%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 4%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,936
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AEC0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#37513F
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 text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEC8B6
Analogous#C3AEC8, #C8AEB3
Triadic#C0C8AE, #AEC0C8
Split complementary#B3C8AE, #AEC8C3
Tetradic#C8C3AE, #AEC8B6, #AEB3C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G174
B192
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue318.46°
Saturation (HSL)19.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B C0
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