#996C8D Color

#996C8D is rgb(153, 108, 141) in RGB and hsl(316, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#996C8D

HEX#996C8D

RGBrgb(153, 108, 141)

HSLhsl(316, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(316, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.073 336.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #996C8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #996C8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#996C8D Complementary#6C9978 Analogous#8E6C99 Analogous#996C76 Triadic#8D996C Triadic#6C8D99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #996C8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7819D #B493AB #C2A8BB #D1BDCC #E0D2DC #ECE4EA

Shades

#845C7A #724F69 #5D4156 #483242 #33242F #21171E

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