What color is #995A6F?

#995A6F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #995A6F?

The RGB value is 153, 90, 111: 153 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #995A6F?

The complementary color is #5A9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #995A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#995A6F color

#995A6F rgb(153, 90, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #995A6F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 35.3% green and 43.5% blue (153, 90, 111).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#995A6F color codes

HEX	`#995A6F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 90, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 35.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.95, 28.68, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.95, 28.69, 358.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.663, 15.234, 16.941)`
Decimal	`10050159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #995A6F, 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 #995A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#995A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	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 #995A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #995a6f; }
.text { color: #995a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #995a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 90 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #995a6f, #99645a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #995A6F?: #995A6F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #995A6F?: The RGB value is 153, 90, 111: 153 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #995A6F?: The complementary color is #5A9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #995A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.