What color is #996C68?

#996C68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996C68?

The RGB value is 153, 108, 104: 153 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996C68?

The complementary color is #689599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996C68 color

#996C68 rgb(153, 108, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #996C68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42.4% green and 40.8% blue (153, 108, 104).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#996C68 color codes

HEX	`#996C68`
RGB	`rgb(153, 108, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 17.37, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 19.75, 28.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.999, 18.498, 15.558)`
Decimal	`10054760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996C68, 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 #996C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #996C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996c68; }
.text { color: #996c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 108 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996c68, #998568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996C68?: #996C68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996C68?: The RGB value is 153, 108, 104: 153 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996C68?: The complementary color is #689599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.