#996b6b

Color #996b6b

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#996b6b

RGB

rgb(153, 107, 107)

HSL

hsl(0, 18.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 30.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 30.1%, 40%)

LAB

lab(49.92, 18.37, 7.37)

LCH

lch(49.92, 19.79, 21.86)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0591, 19.05)

HWB

hwb(0, 42%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b9999

Analogous

#996b82

#996b6b

#99826b

Triadic

#996b6b

#6b996b

#6b6b99

Split-complementary

#996b6b

#6b9982

#6b8299

Tetradic

#996b6b

#99996b

#6b9999

#6b6b99

Square

#996b6b

#82996b

#6b9999

#826b99

Shades

Color #996b6b mixed toward black.

#805858

#674747

#4d3535

#332323

#1a1212

Tints

Color #996b6b mixed toward white.

#aa8484

#bb9c9c

#ccb5b5

#ddcece

#eee6e6

Tones

Color #996b6b mixed toward gray.

#956f6f

#917373

#8e7777

#8a7a7a

#867e7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88876b · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8d6b · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#976b6b · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 17.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #996b6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996b6b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#996b6b (#996b6b) is rgb(153, 107, 107) in RGB.

No, #996b6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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