What color is #969389?

#969389 is a gray known as Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969389?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 137: 150 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969389?

The complementary color is #898C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969389 color

#969389 rgb(150, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (150, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

This exact color is also called Lost Space.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#969389 color codes

HEX	`#969389`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -0.75, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 5.73, 97.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.526, 29.158, 27.84)`
Decimal	`9868169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969389, 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 #969389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #969389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969389; }
.text { color: #969389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969389, #939689); }

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Questions

What color is #969389?: #969389 is a gray known as Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969389?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 137: 150 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969389?: The complementary color is #898C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.