What color is #966E89?

#966E89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966E89?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 137: 150 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966E89?

The complementary color is #6E967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966E89 color

#966E89 rgb(150, 110, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #966E89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 53.7% blue (150, 110, 137).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#966E89 color codes

HEX	`#966E89`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, 20.41, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 22.14, 337.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.669, 19.443, 26.221)`
Decimal	`9858697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966E89, 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 #966E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #966E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966e89; }
.text { color: #966e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966e89, #966e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #966E89?: #966E89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966E89?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 137: 150 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966E89?: The complementary color is #6E967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.