What color is #969D9A?

#969D9A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969D9A?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 154: 150 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969D9A?

The complementary color is #9D9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969D9A color

#969D9A rgb(150, 157, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969D9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 60.4% blue (150, 157, 154).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#969D9A color codes

HEX	`#969D9A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -3.09, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 3.17, 167.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.466, 32.931, 35.317)`
Decimal	`9870746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969D9A, 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 #969D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #969D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969d9a; }
.text { color: #969d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969d9a, #969d9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969D9A?: #969D9A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969D9A?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 154: 150 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969D9A?: The complementary color is #9D9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.