What color is #969599?

#969599 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969599?

The RGB value is 150, 149, 153: 150 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969599?

The complementary color is #989995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969599 color

#969599 rgb(150, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (150, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#969599 color codes

HEX	`#969599`
RGB	`rgb(150, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, 1.14, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 2.28, 300.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.074, 30.279, 34.444)`
Decimal	`9868697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969599, 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 #969599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #969599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969599; }
.text { color: #969599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969599, #989599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969599?: #969599 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969599?: The RGB value is 150, 149, 153: 150 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969599?: The complementary color is #989995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.