What color is #969C97?

#969C97 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969C97?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 151: 150 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969C97?

The complementary color is #9C969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969C97 color

#969C97 rgb(150, 156, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969C97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (150, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#969C97 color codes

HEX	`#969C97`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -3.12, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 3.64, 149.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.051, 32.495, 33.961)`
Decimal	`9870487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969C97, 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 #969C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #969C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969c97; }
.text { color: #969c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969c97, #969c9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969C97?: #969C97 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969C97?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 151: 150 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969C97?: The complementary color is #9C969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.