#969696 Hex Color

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Color Name

Spanish Gray*

Hex Color Code

#969696

RGB Color Code

RGB(150, 150, 150)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 41.2%

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#969696 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 969696?

The RGB color code for color number #969696 is RGB(150, 150, 150). In the RGB color model, #969696 has a red value of 150, a green value of 150, and a blue value of 150. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 41.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 58.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #969696 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 58.8 % brightness/value.

Color 969696 is cool or warm?

Color 969696 is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of #969696? (For interior and product design)

969696 has an LRV of nearly 30.5. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#969696

LRV 30.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 30.5 of #969696 with dark and light color

Is #969696 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 969696 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #969696 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #969696

Hex triplet: #969696
Red: 96
Green: 96
Blue: 96

RGBA / RGB rgb(150, 150, 150)

Red: 150 (58.8%)
Green: 150 (58.8%)
Blue: 150 (58.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 41.18%

HSL hsl(0deg, 0.0 %, 58.8 %)

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 0.00 %
Lightness: 58.82 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 0.00 %
Brightness / Value: 58.82 %

RYB ryb(54, 81, 80)

Red: 54 (21.4%)
Yellow: 81 (32.0%)
Blue: 80 (31.4%)

HWB

Hue: 0°
Whiteness: 58.82 %
Blackness: 41.18 %

CMY

Cyan: 41.18%
Magenta: 41.18%
Yellow: 41.18%

XYZ

X: 28.99
Y: 30.5
Z: 33.21

YXY

Y1: 30.5
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 62.08
A: 0
B: -0.01

CIE-Lch

L: 62.08
C: 0.01
H: 296.81

CIE-Luv

L: 62.08
U: 0
V: -0.01

Hunter-Lab

L: 55.23
A: -2.95
B: 3

Other

LRV: ~ 30.5 %
Munsell Color System: N6.0

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #969696

These are the named colors closest to hex 969696, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

99.35% match | ΔE 0.65

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#848789 Color Aluminium

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 969696.

#999999 Color PANTONE 4289 C

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#97999B Color PANTONE Cool Gray 7 C

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#9D9D9F Color PANTONE 4276 C

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

#8C9093 Color PANTONE 10388 C

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 969696.

#939393 Color BS 16-A-07 - Mid Grey

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#8E8E8E Color BS 18-B-23 - Grey

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 969696.

#979799 Color PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#939597 Color PANTONE 17-5104 TCX - Ultimate Gray

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#9B9898 Color PANTONE 16-1503 TCX - Misted Morn

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#98979A Color PANTONE 16-3915 TCX - Alloy

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 969696.

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

98.40% match | ΔE 1.60

#979392 Color RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#8E9291 Color RAL 7042 - Traffic Gray A

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#8D9295 Color RAL 7045 - Telegray 1

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 969696.

#8F8F8E Color RAL 000 60 00 - Ash Grey

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#9E9F9E Color RAL 000 65 00 - Mortar Grey

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#8D9098 Color RAL 280 60 05 - Tulle Grey

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#919098 Color RAL 300 60 05 - Partridge Grey

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

Paint color for Hex #969696

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 969696 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 969696 once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #969696 to Sherwin Williams

#949392 Color Gray Shingle (SW 7670)

98.83% match | ΔE 1.17

#959491 Color Summit Gray (SW 7669)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#939899 Color African Gray (SW 9162)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#939591 Color Tin Lizzie (SW 9163)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

Behr

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #969696 to Behr

#949492 Color Anonymous (780F-5)

98.63% match | ΔE 1.37

#969795 Color Shark Fin (PPU24-19)

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#929291 Color Cool Ashes (N520-4)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#9A9997 Color Dolphin Gray (HDC-NT-10A)

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #969696 to Benjamin Moore

#929392 Color Wall Street (CSP-20)

98.59% match | ΔE 1.41

#999492 Color Soho Loft (CSP-10)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#A09E9D Color Sterling Silver (1461)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#909698 Color Tucker Gray (CW-705)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #969696 to Dunn-Edwards

#999B9B Color Walrus (DE 6368)

98.18% match | ΔE 1.82

#97969A Color Formal Gray (DE 6382)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#8D8F8E Color Stieglitz Silver (DET 612)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#91989D Color Wolverine (DET 610)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

PPG Paints

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #969696 to PPG Paints

#969794 Color Playing Possum (PPG0997-5)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#92928F Color Cloudy Slate (PPG0996-4)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#9F9F9D Color Burnished Blade (PPG0995-5)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#918E8C Color Antique Silver (PPG1002-5)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

Valspar

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #969696 to Valspar

#9D9C9C Color Sleepy Kitten (8006-11D)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#959896 Color Stone Mason Gray (4008-1C)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#9D999A Color Feather Quill (V124-4)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#9A9B97 Color Still Life in Gray (V120-2)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 969696 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #969696 to Farrow & Ball

#8C8E8D Color Plummett (272)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#93908A Color Stoke (CC7)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#969696 color palettes and scheme combination

4A4A4A

636363

7D7D7D

969696

B0B0B0

C9C9C9

E3E3E3

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

969696

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

969696

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

969696

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

969696

A0A0A0

ABABAB

B5B5B5

C0C0C0

CACACA

D5D5D5

DFDFDF

EAEAEA

F4F4F4

FFFFFF

Spanish Gray* - #969696 Tints

969696

878787

787878

696969

5A5A5A

4B4B4B

3C3C3C

2D2D2D

1E1E1E

0F0F0F

000000

Spanish Gray* - #969696 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#969696

Spanish Gray*

#969696

Spanish Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #969696?

Color that best contrast with #969696 is #969696, color name is Spanish Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.