What color is #99696E?

#99696E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99696E?

The RGB value is 153, 105, 110: 153 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99696E?

The complementary color is #699994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99696E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99696E color

#99696E rgb(153, 105, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #99696E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 41.2% green and 43.1% blue (153, 105, 110).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#99696E color codes

HEX	`#99696E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 105, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 41.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 19.96, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 20.58, 14.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.003, 18.003, 17.117)`
Decimal	`10053998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99696E, 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 #99696E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99696E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #99696E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99696e; }
.text { color: #99696e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99696e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 105 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99696e, #997c69); }

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Questions

What color is #99696E?: #99696E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99696E?: The RGB value is 153, 105, 110: 153 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99696E?: The complementary color is #699994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99696E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.