What color is #969693?

#969693 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969693?

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

What is the complementary color of #969693?

The complementary color is #939396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969693 color

#969693 rgb(150, 150, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969693 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#969693 color codes

HEX	`#969693`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, -0.57, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 1.68, 109.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.75, 30.403, 31.952)`
Decimal	`9868947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969693, 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 #969693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #969693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969693; }
.text { color: #969693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969693, #949693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969693?: #969693 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969693?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 147: 150 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969693?: The complementary color is #939396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.