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#9698A3 Dark Ages

#9698A3 is a light gray named Dark Ages. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(150, 152, 163)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 7% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #9698A3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.32:1.

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Variations of #9698A3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9698A3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9698A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9698A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9598A3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9599A4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9599A3
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9598A3
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9598A3
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #939A9B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9599A0
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #98989B

#9698A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#9698A3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.32:1 Very good#9698A3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9698A3 in CSS

/* Dark Ages */
.color { color: #9698A3; }
.background { background-color: #9698A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9698A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 152 163);
color: hsl(231 7% 61%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.016 277.7);

#9698A3 FAQ

What color is #9698A3?

#9698A3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9698A3?

#9698A3 is rgb(150, 152, 163) in RGB, hsl(231, 7%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9698A3?

The complementary color of #9698A3 is #A3A196, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9698A3?

Black text has the best contrast on #9698A3: 7.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9698A3 a warm or cool color?

#9698A3 is a neutral color.