Information about #969DAB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#969DAB is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Manatee (#979AAA). Slightly further away sit El Nino (#92A0AC) and Santas Grey (#9998A7).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(150, 157, 171)), which gives #969DAB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #969DAB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#969DAB color variations
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#969DAB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#969DAB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#969DAB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#969DAB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#969DAB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #969DAB color
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Nearest named colors to #969DAB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#979AAA
#92A0AC
#9998A7
#91A3B0
#8E97AB
#929FA2
#939DA1
#9D9CB4
#9FA3A7
#919FA0
#A09BB2
#A2A1AC
#969DAB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#969DAB
- RGB150, 157, 171
- CMYK8, 5, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(150, 157, 171)
- HSL220°, 11%, 63%
- HSL Precise220°, 11.111%, 62.941%
- HSV220°, 12%, 67%
- HSB220°, 12%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.616, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.616, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.616, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID969DAB
- DECIMAL ID9870763
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
