What color is #969D8D?

#969D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969D8D?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 141: 150 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969D8D?

The complementary color is #948D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969D8D color

#969D8D rgb(150, 157, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969D8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 55.3% blue (150, 157, 141).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#969D8D color codes

HEX	`#969D8D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, -5.53, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 9.33, 126.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.442, 32.521, 29.92)`
Decimal	`9870733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969D8D, 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 #969D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #969D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969d8d; }
.text { color: #969d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969d8d, #8e9d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969D8D?: #969D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969D8D?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 141: 150 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969D8D?: The complementary color is #948D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.