What color is #96206B?

#96206B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96206B?

The RGB value is 150, 32, 107: 150 red, 32 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96206B?

The complementary color is #20964B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96206B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96206B color

#96206B rgb(150, 32, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96206B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 12.5% green and 42% blue (150, 32, 107).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#96206B color codes

HEX	`#96206B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 32, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 12.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 65%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 79%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, 54.09, -14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 55.99, 345.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.749, 8.58, 14.734)`
Decimal	`9838699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96206B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #96206B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#96206B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #96206B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96206b; }
.text { color: #96206b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96206b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 32 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96206b, #962030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #96206B?: #96206B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96206B?: The RGB value is 150, 32, 107: 150 red, 32 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96206B?: The complementary color is #20964B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96206B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.