What color is #966C6F?

#966C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966C6F?

The RGB value is 150, 108, 111: 150 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966C6F?

The complementary color is #6C9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966C6F color

#966C6F rgb(150, 108, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #966C6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 42.4% green and 43.5% blue (150, 108, 111).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#966C6F color codes

HEX	`#966C6F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 108, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 42.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, 17.19, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 17.89, 16.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.81, 18.358, 17.483)`
Decimal	`9858159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966C6F, 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 #966C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #966C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966c6f; }
.text { color: #966c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 108 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966c6f, #967e6c); }

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Questions

What color is #966C6F?: #966C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966C6F?: The RGB value is 150, 108, 111: 150 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966C6F?: The complementary color is #6C9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.