What color is #996C72?

#996C72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996C72?

The RGB value is 153, 108, 114: 153 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996C72?

The complementary color is #6C9993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996C72 color

#996C72 rgb(153, 108, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #996C72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (153, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#996C72 color codes

HEX	`#996C72`
RGB	`rgb(153, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 18.83, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 19.22, 11.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.537, 18.714, 18.394)`
Decimal	`10054770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996C72, 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 #996C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #996C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996c72; }
.text { color: #996c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996c72, #997c6c); }

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Questions

What color is #996C72?: #996C72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996C72?: The RGB value is 153, 108, 114: 153 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996C72?: The complementary color is #6C9993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.