Close to Cadet Gray

#969FAC

#969FAC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.67:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

7.85:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.67:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.85:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #969FAC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#969FAC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #969FAC

What color is #969FAC?

#969FAC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #969FAC in RGB?

#969FAC is rgb(150, 159, 172): 150 red, 159 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #969FAC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 8, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #969FAC?

PANTONE 7543 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #969FAC?

Its complement #A69D90 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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