What color is #996B8B?

#996B8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996B8B?

The RGB value is 153, 107, 139: 153 red, 107 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996B8B?

The complementary color is #6B9979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996B8B color

#996B8B rgb(153, 107, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996B8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42% green and 54.5% blue (153, 107, 139).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#996B8B color codes

HEX	`#996B8B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 107, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, 23.61, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 25.73, 336.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.055, 19.153, 26.904)`
Decimal	`10054539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996B8B, 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 #996B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #996B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996b8b; }
.text { color: #996b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 107 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996b8b, #996b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996B8B?: #996B8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996B8B?: The RGB value is 153, 107, 139: 153 red, 107 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996B8B?: The complementary color is #6B9979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.