What color is #969AA6?

#969AA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969AA6?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 166: 150 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969AA6?

The complementary color is #A6A296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969AA6 color

#969AA6 rgb(150, 154, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969AA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 65.1% blue (150, 154, 166).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#969AA6 color codes

HEX	`#969AA6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, 1, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 6.83, 278.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.015, 32.348, 40.679)`
Decimal	`9869990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969AA6, 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 #969AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #969AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969aa6; }
.text { color: #969aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969aa6, #9a96a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969AA6?: #969AA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969AA6?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 166: 150 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969AA6?: The complementary color is #A6A296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.