#996e79

Color #996e79

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#996e79

RGB

rgb(153, 110, 121)

HSL

hsl(344.7, 17.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(344.7, 28.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 20.9%, 40%)

LAB

lab(51.04, 18.78, 0.69)

LCH

lch(51.04, 18.79, 2.1)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0565, 2.13)

HWB

hwb(344.7, 43.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e998e

Analogous

#996e8f

#996e79

#99796e

Triadic

#996e79

#79996e

#6e7999

Split-complementary

#996e79

#6e9979

#6e8f99

Tetradic

#996e79

#998e6e

#6e998e

#6e7999

Square

#996e79

#8f996e

#6e998e

#796e99

Shades

Color #996e79 mixed toward black.

#815b64

#674850

#4d363c

#332428

#1a1214

Tints

Color #996e79 mixed toward white.

#aa868f

#bb9ea6

#ccb7bc

#ddcfd2

#eee7e9

Tones

Color #996e79 mixed toward gray.

#95727b

#92757d

#8e797e

#8b7c80

#878082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888876 · ΔE 26.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8e76 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#977474 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #996e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996e79]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#996e79 (#996e79) is rgb(153, 110, 121) in RGB.

No, #996e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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