What color is #969AA1?

#969AA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969AA1?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 161: 150 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969AA1?

The complementary color is #A19D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969AA1 color

#969AA1 rgb(150, 154, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969AA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (150, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#969AA1 color codes

HEX	`#969AA1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, -0.04, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 4.16, 269.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.565, 32.168, 38.31)`
Decimal	`9869985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969AA1, 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 #969AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #969AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969aa1; }
.text { color: #969aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969aa1, #9896a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969AA1?: #969AA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969AA1?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 161: 150 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969AA1?: The complementary color is #A19D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.