What color is #966A74?

#966A74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966A74?

The RGB value is 150, 106, 116: 150 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966A74?

The complementary color is #6A968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966A74 color

#966A74 rgb(150, 106, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #966A74 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (150, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE.

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

#966A74 color codes

HEX	`#966A74`
RGB	`rgb(150, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 19.12, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 19.18, 4.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.884, 18.054, 18.904)`
Decimal	`9857652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966A74, 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 #966A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#966A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #966A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966a74; }
.text { color: #966a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966a74, #96766a); }

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Questions

What color is #966A74?: #966A74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966A74?: The RGB value is 150, 106, 116: 150 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966A74?: The complementary color is #6A968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.