What color is #969F9C?

#969F9C is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969F9C?

The RGB value is 150, 159, 156: 150 red, 159 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969F9C?

The complementary color is #9F9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969F9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969F9C color

#969F9C rgb(150, 159, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969F9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green and 61.2% blue (150, 159, 156).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% 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 7.74:1).

#969F9C color codes

HEX	`#969F9C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 159, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, -3.8, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 3.82, 173.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.975, 33.68, 36.315)`
Decimal	`9871260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969F9C, 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 #969F9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969F9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #969F9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969f9c; }
.text { color: #969f9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969f9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 159 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969f9c, #969e9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #969F9C?: #969F9C is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969F9C?: The RGB value is 150, 159, 156: 150 red, 159 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969F9C?: The complementary color is #9F9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969F9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.