What color is #969DA7?

#969DA7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969DA7?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 167: 150 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969DA7?

The complementary color is #A7A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969DA7 color

#969DA7 rgb(150, 157, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969DA7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 65.5% blue (150, 157, 167).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#969DA7 color codes

HEX	`#969DA7`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -0.46, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 6.08, 265.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.608, 33.388, 41.331)`
Decimal	`9870759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969DA7, 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 #969DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #969DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969da7; }
.text { color: #969da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969da7, #9896a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969DA7?: #969DA7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969DA7?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 167: 150 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969DA7?: The complementary color is #A7A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.