Information about #996C76 color

#996C76 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#996C76 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 108, 118) — 60% red, 42.4% green, 46.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 14 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #996C76 reads as a softly toned warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Reddish Grey (#997570). Slightly further away sit Quarter Lumberjack (#96706B) and Bazaar (#98777B).

The recipe behind #996C76 is rgb(153, 108, 118), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996C76 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#996C76 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#996C76 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #996C76

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Reddish Grey color link
Reddish Grey

#997570

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Strikemaster color link
Strikemaster

#946A81

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996C76
  • RGB153, 108, 118
  • CMYK0, 18, 14, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 108, 118)
  • HSL347°, 18%, 51%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 18.072%, 51.176%
  • HSV347°, 29%, 60%
  • HSB347°, 29%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.424, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.424, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.424, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996C76
  • DECIMAL ID10054774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01