What color is #969B86?

#969B86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969B86?

The RGB value is 150, 155, 134: 150 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969B86?

The complementary color is #8B869B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969B86 color

#969B86 rgb(150, 155, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969B86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.8% green and 52.5% blue (150, 155, 134).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#969B86 color codes

HEX	`#969B86`
RGB	`rgb(150, 155, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -5.68, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 11.86, 118.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.602, 31.648, 27.152)`
Decimal	`9870214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969B86, 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 #969B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #969B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969b86; }
.text { color: #969b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 155 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969b86, #8c9b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969B86?: #969B86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969B86?: The RGB value is 150, 155, 134: 150 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969B86?: The complementary color is #8B869B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.