What color is #969098?

#969098 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969098?

The RGB value is 150, 144, 152: 150 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969098?

The complementary color is #929890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969098 color

#969098 rgb(150, 144, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969098 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.5% green and 59.6% blue (150, 144, 152).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#969098 color codes

HEX	`#969098`
RGB	`rgb(150, 144, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 3.75, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 5.09, 317.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.218, 28.698, 33.752)`
Decimal	`9867416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969098, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #969098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #969098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969098; }
.text { color: #969098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 144 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969098, #989096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969098?: #969098 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969098?: The RGB value is 150, 144, 152: 150 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969098?: The complementary color is #929890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.