What color is #96718A?

#96718A 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 #96718A?

The RGB value is 150, 113, 138: 150 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96718A?

The complementary color is #71967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96718A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96718A color

#96718A rgb(150, 113, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96718A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 44.3% green and 54.1% blue (150, 113, 138).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#96718A color codes

HEX	`#96718A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 113, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 44.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, 18.86, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 20.48, 337.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.07, 20.13, 26.71)`
Decimal	`9859466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96718A, 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 #96718A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96718A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #96718A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96718a; }
.text { color: #96718a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96718a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 113 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96718a, #967177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #96718A?: #96718A 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 #96718A?: The RGB value is 150, 113, 138: 150 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96718A?: The complementary color is #71967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96718A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.