What color is #996F86?

#996F86 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 #996F86?

The RGB value is 153, 111, 134: 153 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996F86?

The complementary color is #6F9982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996F86 color

#996F86 rgb(153, 111, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #996F86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (153, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#996F86 color codes

HEX	`#996F86`
RGB	`rgb(153, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, 20.4, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 21.28, 343.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.124, 19.863, 25.166)`
Decimal	`10055558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996F86, 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 #996F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #996F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996f86; }
.text { color: #996f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996f86, #996f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #996F86?: #996F86 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 #996F86?: The RGB value is 153, 111, 134: 153 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996F86?: The complementary color is #6F9982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.