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#99899B

#99899b ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#99899b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 53.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.29% cyan, 11.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 8.26% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2703

Complementary

  1. #99899b
  2. #8b9b89

Split complementary

  1. #99899b
  2. #949b89
  3. #899b90

Analogous

  1. #90899b
  2. #99899b
  3. #9b8994

Triadic

  1. #99899b
  2. #9b9989
  3. #899b99

Tetradic

  1. #99899b
  2. #9b898b
  3. #8b9b89
  4. #899b99

Square

  1. #99899b
  2. #9b9089
  3. #8b9b89
  4. #89949b

Monochromatic

  1. #4a404b
  2. #736375
  3. #99899b
  4. #bdb2be
  5. #e1dce1

Shades

#99899b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99899b
  2. #8a7b8c
  3. #7a6e7c
  4. #6b606d
  5. #5c525d
  6. #4d454e
  7. #3d373e
  8. #2e292f
  9. #1f1b1f
  10. #0f0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#99899b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99899b
  2. #a395a5
  3. #ada1af
  4. #b8acb9
  5. #c2b8c3
  6. #ccc4cd
  7. #d6d0d7
  8. #e0dce1
  9. #ebe7eb
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99899b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99899b
  2. #978898
  3. #948796
  4. #928693
  5. #8f8590
  6. #8d858e
  7. #8a848b
  8. #888388
  9. #858285
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888d9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8f9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8b9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918c9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99899b {
  color: #99899b;
}
Background
.bg-99899b {
  background-color: #99899b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99899b {
  border: 2px solid #99899b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99899b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 137 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 8% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99899b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99899b, #9b8994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99899b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 137 155 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.08 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.16 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.68 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 12.19 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.72 #667664 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#99899b  rgb(153, 137, 155)  hsl(293, 8%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8b9b89  rgb(139, 155, 137)  hsl(113, 8%, 57%)  Xanadu
#9b9989  rgb(155, 153, 137)  hsl(53, 8%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#899b99  rgb(137, 155, 153)  hsl(173, 8%, 57%)  Xanadu