What color is #969DA4?

#969DA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969DA4?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 164: 150 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969DA4?

The complementary color is #A49D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969DA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969DA4 color

#969DA4 rgb(150, 157, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969DA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 64.3% blue (150, 157, 164).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#969DA4 color codes

HEX	`#969DA4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, -1.08, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 4.64, 256.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.334, 33.278, 39.887)`
Decimal	`9870756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969DA4, 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 #969DA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969DA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #969DA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969da4; }
.text { color: #969da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969da4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969da4, #9696a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969DA4?: #969DA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969DA4?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 164: 150 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969DA4?: The complementary color is #A49D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969DA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.