#969498#969498

#969498 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.006 H 308.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#969498
RGB	rgb(150, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(270, 2%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(270, 3%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.59, 1.50, -1.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.59, 2.38, 309.17°)
OKLab	oklab(66.95% 0.0039 -0.0049)
OKLCH	oklch(66.95% 0.006 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.8341, 29.9309, 33.9579)
Luminance	0.2993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#969498 #969894

analogous

#949498 #969498 #989498

triadic

#969498 #989694 #949896

tetradic

#969498 #989494 #969894 #949898

square

#969498 #989494 #969894 #949898

split-complementary

#969498 #989894 #949894

monochromatic

#59575A #77757A #969498 #B5B3B6 #D3D2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#969498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.99

#969498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #969498

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##969498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##969498	1.00	3.01	6.99	6.99
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#939598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#969495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #969498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.006 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4b3b6',
    500: '#969498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #969498;
$custom-light: #b4b3b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#969498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 1.905,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66948,
    "c": 0.00624,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#969498

secondary

#C4C5C3

accent

#AB7D94

background

#FBFBFB

surface

#F6F6F6

border

#D0D0D0

text

#111111

muted

#808080

Preview Lab

Preview with #969498

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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