#996e8a

Color #996e8a

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#996e8a

RGB

rgb(153, 110, 138)

HSL

hsl(320.9, 17.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.9, 28.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 9.8%, 40%)

LAB

lab(51.56, 21.7, -8.58)

LCH

lch(51.56, 23.33, 338.43)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0669, 340.16)

HWB

hwb(320.9, 43.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e997d

Analogous

#936e99

#996e8a

#996e75

Triadic

#996e8a

#8a996e

#6e8a99

Split-complementary

#996e8a

#75996e

#6e9993

Tetradic

#996e8a

#997d6e

#6e997d

#6e8a99

Square

#996e8a

#99936e

#6e997d

#6e7599

Shades

Color #996e8a mixed toward black.

#815b73

#67485c

#4d3645

#33242e

#1a1217

Tints

Color #996e8a mixed toward white.

#aa869e

#bb9eb1

#ccb7c5

#ddcfd8

#eee7ec

Tones

Color #996e8a mixed toward gray.

#957289

#927588

#8e7987

#8b7c86

#878085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888884 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8e82 · ΔE 28.9

Tritanopia

#977f7e · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #996e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996e8a]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#996e8a (#996e8a) is rgb(153, 110, 138) in RGB.

No, #996e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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