Exploring the Color #996F76

#996F76 sits at 350° on the color wheel, placing it in the red family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 17% saturation and 52% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 153, 111, 118 produces a 4.89:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #996F76 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 32 units away from #808080. Designers reach for red hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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