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#9C8E9F

#9c8e9f ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9c8e9f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 55.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.89% cyan, 10.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, with 8.13% saturation and 59.02% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #919f8e

Split complementary

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #9a9f8e
  3. #8e9f94

Analogous

  1. #948e9f
  2. #9c8e9f
  3. #9f8e9a

Triadic

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #9f9c8e
  3. #8e9f9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #9f8e91
  3. #919f8e
  4. #8e9f9c

Square

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #9f948e
  3. #919f8e
  4. #8e9a9f

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4450
  2. #766779
  3. #9c8e9f
  4. #c0b7c2
  5. #e4e1e5

Shades

#9c8e9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #8c808f
  3. #7d727f
  4. #6d636f
  5. #5e555f
  6. #4e4750
  7. #3e3940
  8. #2f2b30
  9. #1f1c20
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8e9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #a699a9
  3. #b0a5b2
  4. #bab0bc
  5. #c4bbc5
  6. #cec7cf
  7. #d7d2d9
  8. #e1dde2
  9. #ebe8ec
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8e9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8e9f
  2. #998d9c
  3. #968b99
  4. #948a96
  5. #918893
  6. #8e8790
  7. #8b868c
  8. #888489
  9. #868386
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d91a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f939e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93909f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95919f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8e9f {
  color: #9c8e9f;
}
Background
.bg-9c8e9f {
  background-color: #9c8e9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8e9f {
  border: 2px solid #9c8e9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8e9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 142 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 8% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8e9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8e9f, #9f8e9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8e9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 142 159 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.48 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.09 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.09 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.91 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 12.14 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.28 #637160 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9c8e9f  rgb(156, 142, 159)  hsl(289, 8%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#919f8e  rgb(145, 159, 142)  hsl(109, 8%, 59%)  Xanadu
#9f9c8e  rgb(159, 156, 142)  hsl(49, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#8e9f9c  rgb(142, 159, 156)  hsl(169, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray