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#9A8B95

#9a8b95 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9a8b95 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, 54.51% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.74% magenta, 3.25% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 6.91% saturation and 57.45% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.2751

Complementary

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #8b9a90

Split complementary

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #8d9a8b
  3. #8b9a97

Analogous

  1. #978b9a
  2. #9a8b95
  3. #9a8b8d

Triadic

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #959a8b
  3. #8b959a

Tetradic

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #9a908b
  3. #8b9a90
  4. #8b959a

Square

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #9a978b
  3. #8b9a90
  4. #8b8d9a

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4148
  2. #74656f
  3. #9a8b95
  4. #beb4ba
  5. #e1dde0

Shades

#9a8b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #8b7d86
  3. #7b6f77
  4. #6c6168
  5. #5c5359
  6. #4d464b
  7. #3e383c
  8. #2e2a2d
  9. #1f1c1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a8b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #a497a0
  3. #aea2aa
  4. #b8aeb5
  5. #c2b9bf
  6. #cdc5ca
  7. #d7d1d5
  8. #e1dcdf
  9. #ebe8ea
  10. #f5f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a8b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a8b95
  2. #978a93
  3. #958991
  4. #92888f
  5. #90878d
  6. #8d868b
  7. #8a8488
  8. #888386
  9. #858284
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948d91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8e95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9095 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c8b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918d95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938e95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b8b91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a8b95 {
  color: #9a8b95;
}
Background
.bg-9a8b95 {
  background-color: #9a8b95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a8b95 {
  border: 2px solid #9a8b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a8b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 139 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 7% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a8b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a8b95, #9a8b8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a8b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 139 149 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.51 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.87 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.93 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.62 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.53 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.70 #65746a Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9a8b95  rgb(154, 139, 149)  hsl(320, 7%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8b9a90  rgb(139, 154, 144)  hsl(140, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#959a8b  rgb(149, 154, 139)  hsl(80, 7%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#8b959a  rgb(139, 149, 154)  hsl(200, 7%, 57%)  Light Slate Gray