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#A18D97

#a18d97 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18d97 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 55.29% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.42% magenta, 6.21% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 9.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.2886

Complementary

  1. #a18d97
  2. #8da197

Split complementary

  1. #a18d97
  2. #8da18d
  3. #8da1a1

Analogous

  1. #a18da1
  2. #a18d97
  3. #a18d8d

Triadic

  1. #a18d97
  2. #97a18d
  3. #8d97a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18d97
  2. #a1978d
  3. #8da197
  4. #8d97a1

Square

  1. #a18d97
  2. #a1a18d
  3. #8da197
  4. #8d8da1

Monochromatic

  1. #52434b
  2. #7c6671
  3. #a18d97
  4. #c4b7bd
  5. #e6e1e4

Shades

#a18d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18d97
  2. #917f88
  3. #817179
  4. #71636a
  5. #61555b
  6. #51474c
  7. #40383c
  8. #302a2d
  9. #201c1e
  10. #100e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18d97
  2. #aa98a1
  3. #b4a4ac
  4. #bdafb6
  5. #c7bbc1
  6. #d0c6cb
  7. #d9d1d5
  8. #e3dde0
  9. #ece8ea
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18d97
  2. #9e8c95
  3. #9a8a92
  4. #978990
  5. #94888e
  6. #91878c
  7. #8d8589
  8. #8a8487
  9. #878385
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9097 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968f97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18d97 {
  color: #a18d97;
}
Background
.bg-a18d97 {
  background-color: #a18d97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18d97 {
  border: 2px solid #a18d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 141 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 10% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18d97, #a18d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 141 151 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.57 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.52 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.78 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.07 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.05 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.99 #5e7268 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a18d97  rgb(161, 141, 151)  hsl(330, 10%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8da197  rgb(141, 161, 151)  hsl(150, 10%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#97a18d  rgb(151, 161, 141)  hsl(90, 10%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8d97a1  rgb(141, 151, 161)  hsl(210, 10%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray