What color is #966B86?

#966B86 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 #966B86?

The RGB value is 150, 107, 134: 150 red, 107 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966B86?

The complementary color is #6B967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966B86 color

#966B86 rgb(150, 107, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #966B86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 42% green and 52.5% blue (150, 107, 134).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#966B86 color codes

HEX	`#966B86`
RGB	`rgb(150, 107, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 42%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 21.6, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 23.05, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.138, 18.722, 24.997)`
Decimal	`9857926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966B86, 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 #966B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #966B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966b86; }
.text { color: #966b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 107 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966b86, #966b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #966B86?: #966B86 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 #966B86?: The RGB value is 150, 107, 134: 150 red, 107 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966B86?: The complementary color is #6B967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.