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#A18D9F

#a18d9f ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18d9f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.42% magenta, 1.24% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 306°, 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2913

Complementary

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #8da18f

Split complementary

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #95a18d
  3. #8da199

Analogous

  1. #998da1
  2. #a18d9f
  3. #a18d95

Triadic

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #9fa18d
  3. #8d9fa1

Tetradic

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #a18f8d
  3. #8da18f
  4. #8d9fa1

Square

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #a1998d
  3. #8da18f
  4. #8d95a1

Monochromatic

  1. #524350
  2. #7c6679
  3. #a18d9f
  4. #c4b7c2
  5. #e6e1e6

Shades

#a18d9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #917f8f
  3. #81717f
  4. #71636f
  5. #61555f
  6. #514750
  7. #403840
  8. #302a30
  9. #201c20
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18d9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #aa98a9
  3. #b4a4b2
  4. #bdafbc
  5. #c7bbc5
  6. #d0c6cf
  7. #d9d1d9
  8. #e3dde2
  9. #ece8ec
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18d9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18d9f
  2. #9e8c9c
  3. #9a8a99
  4. #978996
  5. #948893
  6. #918790
  7. #8d858c
  8. #8a8489
  9. #878386
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c91a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91949e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95909f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97919f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18d9f {
  color: #a18d9f;
}
Background
.bg-a18d9f {
  background-color: #a18d9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18d9f {
  border: 2px solid #a18d9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18d9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 141 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 10% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18d9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18d9f, #a18d95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18d9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 141 159 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.78 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.78 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.55 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.74 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.90 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.02 #5e7260 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a18d9f  rgb(161, 141, 159)  hsl(306, 10%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8da18f  rgb(141, 161, 143)  hsl(126, 10%, 59%)  Xanadu
#9fa18d  rgb(159, 161, 141)  hsl(66, 10%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8d9fa1  rgb(141, 159, 161)  hsl(186, 10%, 59%)  Dark Gray