What color is #966E70?

#966E70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966E70?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 112: 150 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966E70?

The complementary color is #6E9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966E70 color

#966E70 rgb(150, 110, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #966E70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 43.9% blue (150, 110, 112).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#966E70 color codes

HEX	`#966E70`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 16.18, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 16.98, 17.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.079, 18.807, 17.846)`
Decimal	`9858672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966E70, 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 #966E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #966E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966e70; }
.text { color: #966e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966e70, #96806e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #966E70?: #966E70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966E70?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 112: 150 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966E70?: The complementary color is #6E9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.