What color is #969DAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #969DAC?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 172: 150 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969DAC?

The complementary color is #ACA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969DAC color

#969DAC rgb(150, 157, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 67.5% blue (150, 157, 172).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#969DAC color codes

HEX	`#969DAC`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, 0.6, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 8.67, 273.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.079, 33.576, 43.812)`
Decimal	`9870764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969DAC, 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 #969DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #969DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969dac; }
.text { color: #969dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969dac, #9a96ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969DAC?: #969DAC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969DAC?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 172: 150 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969DAC?: The complementary color is #ACA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.