What color is #966C76?

#966C76 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 #966C76?

The RGB value is 150, 108, 118: 150 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966C76?

The complementary color is #6C968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966C76 color

#966C76 rgb(150, 108, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #966C76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (150, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#966C76 color codes

HEX	`#966C76`
RGB	`rgb(150, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 18.28, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 18.32, 3.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.21, 18.518, 19.593)`
Decimal	`9858166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966C76, 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 #966C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #966C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966c76; }
.text { color: #966c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966c76, #96776c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #966C76?: #966C76 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 #966C76?: The RGB value is 150, 108, 118: 150 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966C76?: The complementary color is #6C968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.