What color is #96677F?

#96677F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96677F?

The RGB value is 150, 103, 127: 150 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96677F?

The complementary color is #67967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96677F color

#96677F rgb(150, 103, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96677F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (150, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#96677F color codes

HEX	`#96677F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 22.68, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 23.38, 345.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.259, 17.718, 22.375)`
Decimal	`9856895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96677F, 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 #96677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#96677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #96677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96677f; }
.text { color: #96677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96677f, #966768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #96677F?: #96677F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96677F?: The RGB value is 150, 103, 127: 150 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96677F?: The complementary color is #67967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.