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#9B899B

#9b899b ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9b899b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 53.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #9b899b
  2. #899b89

Split complementary

  1. #9b899b
  2. #929b89
  3. #899b92

Analogous

  1. #92899b
  2. #9b899b
  3. #9b8992

Triadic

  1. #9b899b
  2. #9b9b89
  3. #899b9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b899b
  2. #9b8989
  3. #899b89
  4. #899b9b

Square

  1. #9b899b
  2. #9b9289
  3. #899b89
  4. #89929b

Monochromatic

  1. #4b404b
  2. #756375
  3. #9b899b
  4. #beb2be
  5. #e1dce1

Shades

#9b899b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b899b
  2. #8c7b8c
  3. #7c6e7c
  4. #6d606d
  5. #5d525d
  6. #4e454e
  7. #3e373e
  8. #2f292f
  9. #1f1b1f
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b899b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b899b
  2. #a595a5
  3. #afa1af
  4. #b9acb9
  5. #c3b8c3
  6. #cdc4cd
  7. #d7d0d7
  8. #e1dce1
  9. #ebe7eb
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b899b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b899b
  2. #988898
  3. #968796
  4. #938693
  5. #908590
  6. #8e858e
  7. #8b848b
  8. #888388
  9. #858285
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888d9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8f9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c8a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908b9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928d9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b899b {
  color: #9b899b;
}
Background
.bg-9b899b {
  background-color: #9b899b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b899b {
  border: 2px solid #9b899b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b899b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 137 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 8% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b899b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b899b, #9b8992);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b899b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 137 155 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.88 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.05 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.61 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.35 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.40 #647664 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9b899b  rgb(155, 137, 155)  hsl(300, 8%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#899b89  rgb(137, 155, 137)  hsl(120, 8%, 57%)  Xanadu
#9b9b89  rgb(155, 155, 137)  hsl(60, 8%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#899b9b  rgb(137, 155, 155)  hsl(180, 8%, 57%)  Dark Gray