What color is #9692A6?

#9692A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9692A6?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 166: 150 red, 146 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9692A6?

The complementary color is #A2A692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9692A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9692A6 color

#9692A6 rgb(150, 146, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9692A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 65.1% blue (150, 146, 166).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9692A6 color codes

HEX	`#9692A6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 5.49, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 11.37, 298.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.738, 29.795, 40.253)`
Decimal	`9867942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9692A6, 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 #9692A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9692A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #9692A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9692a6; }
.text { color: #9692a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9692a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9692a6, #a092a6); }

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Questions

What color is #9692A6?: #9692A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9692A6?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 166: 150 red, 146 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9692A6?: The complementary color is #A2A692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9692A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.