What color is #996771?

#996771 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996771?

The RGB value is 153, 103, 113: 153 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996771?

The complementary color is #67998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996771 color

#996771 rgb(153, 103, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #996771 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (153, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#996771 color codes

HEX	`#996771`
RGB	`rgb(153, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 21.56, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 21.72, 6.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.968, 17.666, 17.925)`
Decimal	`10053489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996771, 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 #996771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#996771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #996771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996771; }
.text { color: #996771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996771, #997667); }

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Questions

What color is #996771?: #996771 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996771?: The RGB value is 153, 103, 113: 153 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996771?: The complementary color is #67998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.