What color is #966A68?

#966A68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966A68?

The RGB value is 150, 106, 104: 150 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966A68?

The complementary color is #689496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966A68 color

#966A68 rgb(150, 106, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #966A68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 41.6% green and 40.8% blue (150, 106, 104).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#966A68 color codes

HEX	`#966A68`
RGB	`rgb(150, 106, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 41.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 17.31, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 19.13, 25.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.231, 17.793, 15.463)`
Decimal	`9857640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966A68, 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 #966A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#966A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #966A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966a68; }
.text { color: #966a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 106 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966a68, #968168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #966A68?: #966A68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966A68?: The RGB value is 150, 106, 104: 150 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966A68?: The complementary color is #689496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.