What color is #996A85?

#996A85 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 #996A85?

The RGB value is 153, 106, 133: 153 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996A85?

The complementary color is #6A997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996A85 color

#996A85 rgb(153, 106, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996A85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (153, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#996A85 color codes

HEX	`#996A85`
RGB	`rgb(153, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, 23.11, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 24.24, 342.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.525, 18.775, 24.623)`
Decimal	`10054277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996A85, 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 #996A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #996A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996a85; }
.text { color: #996a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996a85, #996a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996A85?: #996A85 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 #996A85?: The RGB value is 153, 106, 133: 153 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996A85?: The complementary color is #6A997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.