What color is #969C8D?

#969C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969C8D?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 141: 150 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969C8D?

The complementary color is #938D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969C8D color

#969C8D rgb(150, 156, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969C8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 55.3% blue (150, 156, 141).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#969C8D color codes

HEX	`#969C8D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.49, -4.99, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.49, 8.69, 125.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.273, 32.184, 29.864)`
Decimal	`9870477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969C8D, 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 #969C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #969C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969c8d; }
.text { color: #969c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969c8d, #8f9c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969C8D?: #969C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969C8D?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 141: 150 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969C8D?: The complementary color is #938D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.