What color is #96396B?

#96396B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96396B?

The RGB value is 150, 57, 107: 150 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96396B?

The complementary color is #399664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96396B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96396B color

#96396B rgb(150, 57, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96396B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 22.4% green and 42% blue (150, 57, 107).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 45% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#96396B color codes

HEX	`#96396B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 57, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 22.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 45%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, 44.33, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 45.26, 348.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.695, 10.473, 15.049)`
Decimal	`9845099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96396B, 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 #96396B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#96396B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #96396B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96396b; }
.text { color: #96396b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96396b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 57 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96396b, #96393c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #96396B?: #96396B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96396B?: The RGB value is 150, 57, 107: 150 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96396B?: The complementary color is #399664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96396B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.