Information about #996F88 color

#996F88 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#996F88 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 111, 136) — 60% red, 43.5% green, 53.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 7 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned romantic rose, #996F88 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 almost identical to Strikemaster (#946A81). Slightly further away sit Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D) and Sugar And Spice (#9B628B).

The recipe behind #996F88 is rgb(153, 111, 136), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996F88 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#996F88 color variations

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

#996F88 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 #996F88

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

Strikemaster color link
Strikemaster

#946A81

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Faded Purple color link
Faded Purple

#916E99

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Half color link
Half

#8D608C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996F88
  • RGB153, 111, 136
  • CMYK0, 16, 7, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 111, 136)
  • HSL324°, 17%, 52%
  • HSL Precise324.286°, 17.073%, 51.765%
  • HSV324°, 27%, 60%
  • HSB324°, 27%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.435, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.435, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.435, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996F88
  • DECIMAL ID10055560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01