What color is #996F6C?

#996F6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996F6C?

The RGB value is 153, 111, 108: 153 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996F6C?

The complementary color is #6C9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996F6C color

#996F6C rgb(153, 111, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #996F6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 43.5% green and 42.4% blue (153, 111, 108).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#996F6C color codes

HEX	`#996F6C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 111, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 43.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 29%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, 16.21, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 18.19, 26.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.529, 19.225, 16.761)`
Decimal	`10055532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996F6C, 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 #996F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #996F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996f6c; }
.text { color: #996f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 111 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996f6c, #99856c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #996F6C?: #996F6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996F6C?: The RGB value is 153, 111, 108: 153 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996F6C?: The complementary color is #6C9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.