What color is #969994?

#969994 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969994?

The RGB value is 150, 153, 148: 150 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969994?

The complementary color is #979499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969994 color

#969994 rgb(150, 153, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969994 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60% green and 58% blue (150, 153, 148).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#969994 color codes

HEX	`#969994`
RGB	`rgb(150, 153, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -2.05, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 3.04, 132.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.313, 31.405, 32.529)`
Decimal	`9869716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969994, 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 #969994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #969994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969994; }
.text { color: #969994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 153 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969994, #949995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969994?: #969994 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969994?: The RGB value is 150, 153, 148: 150 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969994?: The complementary color is #979499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.