What color is #9698A9?

#9698A9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9698A9?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 169: 150 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9698A9?

The complementary color is #A9A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9698A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9698A9 color

#9698A9 rgb(150, 152, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9698A9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 66.3% blue (150, 152, 169).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#9698A9 color codes

HEX	`#9698A9`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 2.75, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 9.52, 286.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.966, 31.805, 42.036)`
Decimal	`9869481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9698A9, 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 #9698A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9698A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #9698A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9698a9; }
.text { color: #9698a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9698a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9698a9, #9e96a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9698A9?: #9698A9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9698A9?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 169: 150 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9698A9?: The complementary color is #A9A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9698A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.