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#A18E99

#a18e99 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18e99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 4.97% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 325.26°, 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 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2922

Complementary

  1. #a18e99
  2. #8ea196

Split complementary

  1. #a18e99
  2. #8fa18e
  3. #8ea19f

Analogous

  1. #9f8ea1
  2. #a18e99
  3. #a18e8f

Triadic

  1. #a18e99
  2. #99a18e
  3. #8e99a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18e99
  2. #a1968e
  3. #8ea196
  4. #8e99a1

Square

  1. #a18e99
  2. #a19f8e
  3. #8ea196
  4. #8e8fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #52444c
  2. #7c6773
  3. #a18e99
  4. #c4b8bf
  5. #e6e2e4

Shades

#a18e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18e99
  2. #91808a
  3. #81727a
  4. #71636b
  5. #61555c
  6. #51474d
  7. #40393d
  8. #302b2e
  9. #201c1f
  10. #100e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18e99
  2. #aa99a3
  3. #b4a5ad
  4. #bdb0b8
  5. #c7bbc2
  6. #d0c7cc
  7. #d9d2d6
  8. #e3dde0
  9. #ece8eb
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18e99
  2. #9e8d97
  3. #9a8b94
  4. #978a92
  5. #94888f
  6. #91878d
  7. #8d868a
  8. #8a8488
  9. #878385
  10. #838183
  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 #8f9199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38e95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18e99 {
  color: #a18e99;
}
Background
.bg-a18e99 {
  background-color: #a18e99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18e99 {
  border: 2px solid #a18e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 142 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18e99, #a18e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 142 153 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.06 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.07 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.70 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.83 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.48 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.02 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.50 #5e7166 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a18e99  rgb(161, 142, 153)  hsl(325, 9%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8ea196  rgb(142, 161, 150)  hsl(145, 9%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#99a18e  rgb(153, 161, 142)  hsl(85, 9%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8e99a1  rgb(142, 153, 161)  hsl(205, 9%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray