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#969EA4 Happy Cement

#969EA4 is a light gray named Happy Cement. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.0% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(150, 158, 164)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 7% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #969EA4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.72:1.

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Variations of #969EA4

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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#969EA4 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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#969EA4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #969EA4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A9CA4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9EA4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9EA4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A9CA4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #999DA4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #93A0A0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #959FA2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B9D9F

#969EA4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#969EA4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.72:1 Very good#969EA4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#969EA4 in CSS

/* Happy Cement */
.color { color: #969EA4; }
.background { background-color: #969EA4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #969EA4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 158 164);
color: hsl(206 7% 62%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.013 240.0);

#969EA4 FAQ

What color is #969EA4?

#969EA4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #969EA4?

#969EA4 is rgb(150, 158, 164) in RGB, hsl(206, 7%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #969EA4?

The complementary color of #969EA4 is #A49C96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #969EA4?

Black text has the best contrast on #969EA4: 7.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #969EA4 a warm or cool color?

#969EA4 is a neutral color.