What color is #969191?

#969191 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969191?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 145: 150 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969191?

The complementary color is #919696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969191 color

#969191 rgb(150, 145, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969191 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 56.9% blue (150, 145, 145).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#969191 color codes

HEX	`#969191`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, 1.84, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 1.95, 19.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.813, 28.779, 30.872)`
Decimal	`9867665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969191, 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 #969191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #969191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969191; }
.text { color: #969191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969191, #969391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969191?: #969191 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969191?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 145: 150 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969191?: The complementary color is #919696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.