What color is #996C88?

#996C88 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 #996C88?

The RGB value is 153, 108, 136: 153 red, 108 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996C88?

The complementary color is #6C997D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996C88 color

#996C88 rgb(153, 108, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996C88 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42.4% green and 53.3% blue (153, 108, 136).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#996C88 color codes

HEX	`#996C88`
RGB	`rgb(153, 108, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 22.49, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 23.95, 339.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.943, 19.276, 25.8)`
Decimal	`10054792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996C88, 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 #996C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #996C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996c88; }
.text { color: #996c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 108 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996c88, #996c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996C88?: #996C88 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 #996C88?: The RGB value is 153, 108, 136: 153 red, 108 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996C88?: The complementary color is #6C997D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.