What color is #969A9B?

#969A9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969A9B?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 155: 150 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969A9B?

The complementary color is #9B9796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969A9B color

#969A9B rgb(150, 154, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969A9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 60.8% blue (150, 154, 155).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#969A9B color codes

HEX	`#969A9B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -1.24, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 1.61, 219.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.049, 31.962, 35.59)`
Decimal	`9869979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969A9B, 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 #969A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #969A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969a9b; }
.text { color: #969a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969a9b, #96989b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969A9B?: #969A9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969A9B?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 155: 150 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969A9B?: The complementary color is #9B9796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.