What color is #969CB3?

#969CB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969CB3?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 179: 150 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969CB3?

The complementary color is #B3AD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969CB3 color

#969CB3 rgb(150, 156, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969CB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (150, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#969CB3 color codes

HEX	`#969CB3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, 2.69, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 12.93, 282.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.601, 33.515, 47.391)`
Decimal	`9870515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969CB3, 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 #969CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #969CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969cb3; }
.text { color: #969cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969cb3, #9e96b3); }

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Questions

What color is #969CB3?: #969CB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969CB3?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 179: 150 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969CB3?: The complementary color is #B3AD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.