What color is #969CAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #969CAB?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 171: 150 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969CAB?

The complementary color is #ABA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969CAB color

#969CAB rgb(150, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (150, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#969CAB color codes

HEX	`#969CAB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, 0.94, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 8.58, 276.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.815, 33.201, 43.252)`
Decimal	`9870507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969CAB, 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 #969CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #969CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969cab; }
.text { color: #969cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969cab, #9a96ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969CAB?: #969CAB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969CAB?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 171: 150 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969CAB?: The complementary color is #ABA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.