What color is #969BB8?

#969BB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969BB8?

The RGB value is 150, 155, 184: 150 red, 155 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969BB8?

The complementary color is #B8B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969BB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969BB8 color

#969BB8 rgb(150, 155, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969BB8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.8% green and 72.2% blue (150, 155, 184).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#969BB8 color codes

HEX	`#969BB8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 155, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, 4.37, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 16.2, 285.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.949, 33.387, 50.047)`
Decimal	`9870264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969BB8, 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 #969BB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969BB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #969BB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969bb8; }
.text { color: #969bb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969bb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 155 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969bb8, #a296b8); }

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Questions

What color is #969BB8?: #969BB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969BB8?: The RGB value is 150, 155, 184: 150 red, 155 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969BB8?: The complementary color is #B8B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969BB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.