What color is #969CA8?

#969CA8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969CA8?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 168: 150 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969CA8?

The complementary color is #A8A296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969CA8 color

#969CA8 rgb(150, 156, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969CA8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (150, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#969CA8 color codes

HEX	`#969CA8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, 0.31, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 6.99, 272.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.533, 33.088, 41.764)`
Decimal	`9870504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969CA8, 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 #969CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #969CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969ca8; }
.text { color: #969ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969ca8, #9996a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969CA8?: #969CA8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969CA8?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 168: 150 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969CA8?: The complementary color is #A8A296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.