#996966#996966

#996966 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.062 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996966
RGB	rgb(153, 105, 102)
HSL	hsl(4, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 33%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 33.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 18.83, 9.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 21.07, 26.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.0573 0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.062 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5873, 17.8361, 14.9262)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996966 #669699

analogous

#99667D #996966 #998266

triadic

#996966 #669969 #696699

tetradic

#996966 #7D9966 #669699 #826699

square

#996966 #7D9966 #669699 #826699

split-complementary

#996966 #669982 #667D99

monochromatic

#503735 #74504E #996966 #B18D8B #CAB1AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#996966 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#996966 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996966

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996966	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996966	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737066

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7965

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A36468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996966;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 105, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.062 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b89491',
    500: '#996966',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996966;
$custom-light: #b89491;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996966",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.529,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57006,
    "c": 0.06232,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996966

secondary

#A2B7B9

accent

#B8BD6B

background

#FBF9F8

surface

#F6F1F0

border

#D0CBCB

text

#110D0C

muted

#807E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #996966

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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