What color is #96696D?

#96696D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96696D?

The RGB value is 150, 105, 109: 150 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96696D?

The complementary color is #699692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96696D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96696D color

#96696D rgb(150, 105, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #96696D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 41.2% green and 42.7% blue (150, 105, 109).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#96696D color codes

HEX	`#96696D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 105, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 41.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 18.62, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 19.28, 15.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.39, 17.692, 16.806)`
Decimal	`9857389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96696D, 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 #96696D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#96696D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #96696D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96696d; }
.text { color: #96696d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96696d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 105 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96696d, #967c69); }

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Questions

What color is #96696D?: #96696D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96696D?: The RGB value is 150, 105, 109: 150 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96696D?: The complementary color is #699692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96696D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.