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#A09AA6

#a09aa6 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a09aa6 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 60.39% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.61% cyan, 7.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 6.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3334

Complementary

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #a0a69a

Split complementary

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #a6a69a
  3. #9aa69a

Analogous

  1. #9a9aa6
  2. #a09aa6
  3. #a69aa6

Triadic

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #a6a09a
  3. #9aa6a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #a69aa0
  3. #a0a69a
  4. #9aa6a0

Square

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #a69a9a
  3. #a0a69a
  4. #9aa6a6

Monochromatic

  1. #544e59
  2. #7a7281
  3. #a09aa6
  4. #c6c3ca
  5. #edebee

Shades

#a09aa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #908b95
  3. #807b85
  4. #706c74
  5. #605c64
  6. #504d53
  7. #403e42
  8. #302e32
  9. #201f21
  10. #100f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09aa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #aaa4af
  3. #b3aeb8
  4. #bdb8c1
  5. #c6c2ca
  6. #d0cdd3
  7. #d9d7db
  8. #e3e1e4
  9. #ecebed
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09aa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09aa6
  2. #9d97a2
  3. #9a959e
  4. #96929b
  5. #939097
  6. #908d93
  7. #8d8a8f
  8. #8a888b
  9. #868588
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989ca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999ca6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9ba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9ba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a09ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09aa6 {
  color: #a09aa6;
}
Background
.bg-a09aa6 {
  background-color: #a09aa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09aa6 {
  border: 2px solid #a09aa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09aa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 154 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09aa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09aa6, #a69aa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09aa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 154 166 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.70 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.51 #5f6559 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a09aa6  rgb(160, 154, 166)  hsl(270, 6%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#a0a69a  rgb(160, 166, 154)  hsl(90, 6%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a6a09a  rgb(166, 160, 154)  hsl(30, 6%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9aa6a0  rgb(154, 166, 160)  hsl(150, 6%, 63%)  Ash Gray