What color is #996D7B?

#996D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996D7B?

The RGB value is 153, 109, 123: 153 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996D7B?

The complementary color is #6D998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996D7B?

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.

#996D7B color

#996D7B rgb(153, 109, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996D7B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42.7% green and 48.2% blue (153, 109, 123).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#996D7B color codes

HEX	`#996D7B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 109, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 19.68, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 19.7, 357.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.181, 19.141, 21.261)`
Decimal	`10055035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996D7B, 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 #996D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996D7B 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 #996D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996d7b; }
.text { color: #996d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 109 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996d7b, #99756d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #996D7B?: #996D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996D7B?: The RGB value is 153, 109, 123: 153 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996D7B?: The complementary color is #6D998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996D7B?: 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.