What color is #969786?

#969786 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969786?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 134: 150 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969786?

The complementary color is #878697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969786 color

#969786 rgb(150, 151, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (150, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#969786 color codes

HEX	`#969786`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -3.49, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 9.5, 111.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.947, 30.339, 26.933)`
Decimal	`9869190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969786, 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 #969786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #969786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969786; }
.text { color: #969786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969786, #8e9786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969786?: #969786 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969786?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 134: 150 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969786?: The complementary color is #878697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.