#996D92

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #996D92

At its core, #996D92 is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rosybrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 109 green, and 146 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 29% Magenta, 5% Yellow, and 40% Black. With a hue angle of 309.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#996D92
RGB153, 109, 146
HSL309.5°, 17.7%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 29%, 5%, 40%
HSV309.5°, 28.8%, 60.0%
LAB51.6, 23.8, -13.3
XYZ23.8, 19.8, 29.8
Decimal10055058

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #996D92; }
.text-color { color: #996D92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #996D92; }

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