#996A72#996A72
#996A72 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.061 H 7.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996A72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 106, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 19%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 31%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 25.5%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.85, 19.99, 3.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.85, 20.23, 8.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.54% 0.0605 0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.54% 0.061 7.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3286, 18.2965, 18.3245) |
| Luminance | 0.1830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 5.84
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 6.94
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 7.88
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 9.29
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 9.39
Dusky Purple
#895B7B
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996A72 #6A9991
analogous
#996A89 #996A72 #99796A
triadic
#996A72 #72996A #6A7299
tetradic
#996A72 #89996A #6A9991 #796A99
square
#996A72 #89996A #6A9991 #796A99
split-complementary
#996A72 #6A9979 #6A8999
monochromatic
#51383C #755057 #996A72 #B28E94 #CBB3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#996A72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#996A72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996A72
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996A72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996A72 | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#717172
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7A71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1666D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996a72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.061 7.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8959a',
500: '#996a72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996a72; $custom-light: #b8959a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996a72",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 106,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.787,
"s": 18.725,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57537,
"c": 0.06109,
"h": 7.9
},
"luminance": 0.18295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996A72
secondary
#A5BAB6
accent
#BBAE6C
background
#FBF9F9
surface
#F6F1F2
border
#D0CBCC
text
#110D0E
muted
#807E7E