What color is #969CAF?

#969CAF 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 #969CAF?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 175: 150 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969CAF?

The complementary color is #AFA996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969CAF color

#969CAF rgb(150, 156, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 68.6% blue (150, 156, 175).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#969CAF color codes

HEX	`#969CAF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, 1.81, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 10.75, 279.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.202, 33.356, 45.291)`
Decimal	`9870511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969CAF, 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 #969CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #969CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969caf; }
.text { color: #969caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969caf, #9d96af); }

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Questions

What color is #969CAF?: #969CAF 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 #969CAF?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 175: 150 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969CAF?: The complementary color is #AFA996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.