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#A18E98

#a18e98 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18e98 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, 55.69% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 5.59% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 328.42°, with 9.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2919

Complementary

  1. #a18e98
  2. #8ea197

Split complementary

  1. #a18e98
  2. #8ea18e
  3. #8ea1a0

Analogous

  1. #a08ea1
  2. #a18e98
  3. #a18e8e

Triadic

  1. #a18e98
  2. #98a18e
  3. #8e98a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18e98
  2. #a1978e
  3. #8ea197
  4. #8e98a1

Square

  1. #a18e98
  2. #a1a08e
  3. #8ea197
  4. #8e8ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #52444b
  2. #7c6772
  3. #a18e98
  4. #c4b8be
  5. #e6e2e4

Shades

#a18e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18e98
  2. #918089
  3. #81727a
  4. #71636a
  5. #61555b
  6. #51474c
  7. #40393d
  8. #302b2e
  9. #201c1e
  10. #100e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18e98
  2. #aa99a2
  3. #b4a5ad
  4. #bdb0b7
  5. #c7bbc1
  6. #d0c7cc
  7. #d9d2d6
  8. #e3dde0
  9. #ece8ea
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18e98
  2. #9e8d96
  3. #9a8b93
  4. #978a91
  5. #94888e
  6. #91878c
  7. #8d868a
  8. #8a8487
  9. #878385
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939497 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979098 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18e98 {
  color: #a18e98;
}
Background
.bg-a18e98 {
  background-color: #a18e98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18e98 {
  border: 2px solid #a18e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 142 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18e98, #a18e8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 142 152 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.64 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.86 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.31 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.84 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.68 #5e7167 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a18e98  rgb(161, 142, 152)  hsl(328, 9%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8ea197  rgb(142, 161, 151)  hsl(148, 9%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#98a18e  rgb(152, 161, 142)  hsl(88, 9%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8e98a1  rgb(142, 152, 161)  hsl(208, 9%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray