What color is #9699AB?

#9699AB 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 #9699AB?

The RGB value is 150, 153, 171: 150 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9699AB?

The complementary color is #ABA896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9699AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9699AB color

#9699AB rgb(150, 153, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9699AB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60% green and 67.1% blue (150, 153, 171).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#9699AB color codes

HEX	`#9699AB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 153, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 2.62, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 10.09, 285.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.318, 32.206, 43.087)`
Decimal	`9869739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9699AB, 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 #9699AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9699AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #9699AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9699ab; }
.text { color: #9699ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9699ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 153 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9699ab, #9e96ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9699AB?: #9699AB 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 #9699AB?: The RGB value is 150, 153, 171: 150 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9699AB?: The complementary color is #ABA896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9699AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.