What color is #969FAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #969FAE?

The RGB value is 150, 159, 174: 150 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969FAE?

The complementary color is #AEA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969FAE color

#969FAE rgb(150, 159, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green and 68.2% blue (150, 159, 174).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#969FAE color codes

HEX	`#969FAE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 159, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, -0.08, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 8.87, 269.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.614, 34.336, 44.945)`
Decimal	`9871278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969FAE, 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 #969FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #969FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969fae; }
.text { color: #969fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 159 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969fae, #9996ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969FAE?: #969FAE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969FAE?: The RGB value is 150, 159, 174: 150 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969FAE?: The complementary color is #AEA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.