What color is #996969?

#996969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996969?

The RGB value is 153, 105, 105: 153 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996969?

The complementary color is #699999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996969 color

#996969 rgb(153, 105, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #996969 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (153, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#996969 color codes

HEX	`#996969`
RGB	`rgb(153, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.37, 19.24, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.37, 20.76, 22.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.739, 17.897, 15.724)`
Decimal	`10053993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996969, 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 #996969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#996969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #996969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996969; }
.text { color: #996969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996969, #998169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996969?: #996969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996969?: The RGB value is 153, 105, 105: 153 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996969?: The complementary color is #699999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.