What color is #969C9F?

#969C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969C9F?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 159: 150 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969C9F?

The complementary color is #9F9996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969C9F color

#969C9F rgb(150, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969C9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (150, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#969C9F color codes

HEX	`#969C9F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -1.55, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 2.78, 236.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.723, 32.764, 37.5)`
Decimal	`9870495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969C9F, 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 #969C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #969C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969c9f; }
.text { color: #969c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969c9f, #96989f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969C9F?: #969C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969C9F?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 159: 150 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969C9F?: The complementary color is #9F9996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.