What color is #996881?

#996881 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996881?

The RGB value is 153, 104, 129: 153 red, 104 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996881?

The complementary color is #689980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996881 color

#996881 rgb(153, 104, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996881 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40.8% green and 50.6% blue (153, 104, 129).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#996881 color codes

HEX	`#996881`
RGB	`rgb(153, 104, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 23.57, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 24.29, 346.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.05, 18.259, 23.128)`
Decimal	`10053761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996881, 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 #996881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#996881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #996881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996881; }
.text { color: #996881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 104 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996881, #996868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996881?: #996881 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996881?: The RGB value is 153, 104, 129: 153 red, 104 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996881?: The complementary color is #689980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.