What color is #969890?

#969890 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969890?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 144: 150 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969890?

The complementary color is #929098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969890 color

#969890 rgb(150, 152, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969890 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 56.5% blue (150, 152, 144).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#969890 color codes

HEX	`#969890`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -2.24, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 4.54, 119.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.839, 30.954, 30.836)`
Decimal	`9869456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969890, 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 #969890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #969890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969890; }
.text { color: #969890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969890, #929890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #969890?: #969890 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969890?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 144: 150 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969890?: The complementary color is #929098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.