#996c8b

Color #996c8b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 21.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#996c8b

RGB

rgb(153, 108, 139)

HSL

hsl(318.7, 18.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.7, 29.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 9.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(51.11, 23.03, -9.85)

LCH

lch(51.11, 25.05, 336.84)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0715, 338.5)

HWB

hwb(318.7, 42.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c997a

Analogous

#916c99

#996c8b

#996c75

Triadic

#996c8b

#8b996c

#6c8b99

Split-complementary

#996c8b

#75996c

#6c9991

Tetradic

#996c8b

#997a6c

#6c997a

#6c8b99

Square

#996c8b

#99916c

#6c997a

#6c7599

Shades

Color #996c8b mixed toward black.

#805974

#67475d

#4d3546

#33242e

#1a1217

Tints

Color #996c8b mixed toward white.

#aa859e

#bb9db2

#ccb6c5

#ddced8

#eee7ec

Tones

Color #996c8b mixed toward gray.

#95708a

#927488

#8e7787

#8a7b85

#867f84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888784 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8d83 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#977f7d · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #996c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996c8b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#996c8b (#996c8b) is rgb(153, 108, 139) in RGB.

No, #996c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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