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#9A8A9A

#9a8a9a ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9a8a9a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 54.12% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 7.34% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2738

Complementary

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #8a9a8a

Split complementary

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #929a8a
  3. #8a9a92

Analogous

  1. #928a9a
  2. #9a8a9a
  3. #9a8a92

Triadic

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #9a9a8a
  3. #8a9a9a

Tetradic

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #9a8a8a
  3. #8a9a8a
  4. #8a9a9a

Square

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #9a928a
  3. #8a9a8a
  4. #8a929a

Monochromatic

  1. #4b404b
  2. #746474
  3. #9a8a9a
  4. #bdb3bd
  5. #e1dce1

Shades

#9a8a9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #8b7c8b
  3. #7b6e7b
  4. #6c616c
  5. #5c535c
  6. #4d454d
  7. #3e373e
  8. #2e292e
  9. #1f1c1f
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a8a9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #a496a4
  3. #aea1ae
  4. #b8adb8
  5. #c2b9c2
  6. #cdc5cd
  7. #d7d0d7
  8. #e1dce1
  9. #ebe8eb
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a8a9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a8a9a
  2. #978997
  3. #958895
  4. #928792
  5. #908690
  6. #8d858d
  7. #8a848a
  8. #888388
  9. #858285
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898e9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8f99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b8b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908c9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928d9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b8b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a8a9a {
  color: #9a8a9a;
}
Background
.bg-9a8a9a {
  background-color: #9a8a9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a8a9a {
  border: 2px solid #9a8a9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a8a9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 138 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 7% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a8a9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a8a9a, #9a8a92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a8a9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 138 154 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.78 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.77 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.48 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.67 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.86 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.34 #657565 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9a8a9a  rgb(154, 138, 154)  hsl(300, 7%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8a9a8a  rgb(138, 154, 138)  hsl(120, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#9a9a8a  rgb(154, 154, 138)  hsl(60, 7%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#8a9a9a  rgb(138, 154, 154)  hsl(180, 7%, 57%)  Dark Gray