What color is #969FA5?

#969FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969FA5?

The RGB value is 150, 159, 165: 150 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969FA5?

The complementary color is #A59C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969FA5 color

#969FA5 rgb(150, 159, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969FA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (150, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#969FA5 color codes

HEX	`#969FA5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -1.98, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 4.66, 244.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.766, 33.997, 40.478)`
Decimal	`9871269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969FA5, 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 #969FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #969FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969fa5; }
.text { color: #969fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969fa5, #9698a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #969FA5?: #969FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969FA5?: The RGB value is 150, 159, 165: 150 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969FA5?: The complementary color is #A59C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.