What color is #969DAD?

#969DAD 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 #969DAD?

The RGB value is 150, 157, 173: 150 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969DAD?

The complementary color is #ADA696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969DAD?

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.

#969DAD color

#969DAD rgb(150, 157, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.6% green and 67.8% blue (150, 157, 173).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#969DAD color codes

HEX	`#969DAD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 157, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 0.82, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 9.2, 275.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.176, 33.615, 44.32)`
Decimal	`9870765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#969DAD 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 #969DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969dad; }
.text { color: #969dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 157 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969dad, #9b96ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969DAD?: #969DAD 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 #969DAD?: The RGB value is 150, 157, 173: 150 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969DAD?: The complementary color is #ADA696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969DAD?: 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.