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#A18EA1

#a18ea1 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18ea1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #8ea18e

Split complementary

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #97a18e
  3. #8ea197

Analogous

  1. #978ea1
  2. #a18ea1
  3. #a18e97

Triadic

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #a1a18e
  3. #8ea1a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #a18e8e
  3. #8ea18e
  4. #8ea1a1

Square

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #a1978e
  3. #8ea18e
  4. #8e97a1

Monochromatic

  1. #524452
  2. #7c677c
  3. #a18ea1
  4. #c4b8c4
  5. #e6e2e6

Shades

#a18ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #918091
  3. #817281
  4. #716371
  5. #615561
  6. #514751
  7. #403940
  8. #302b30
  9. #201c20
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #aa99aa
  3. #b4a5b4
  4. #bdb0bd
  5. #c7bbc7
  6. #d0c7d0
  7. #d9d2d9
  8. #e3dde3
  9. #ece8ec
  10. #f6f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18ea1
  2. #9e8d9e
  3. #9a8b9a
  4. #978a97
  5. #948894
  6. #918791
  7. #8d868d
  8. #8a848a
  9. #878387
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d92a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9195a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a28f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9591a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9892a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18ea1 {
  color: #a18ea1;
}
Background
.bg-a18ea1 {
  background-color: #a18ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #a18ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 142 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18ea1, #a18e97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 142 161 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.44 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.20 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.71 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.76 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.16 #5e715e Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a18ea1  rgb(161, 142, 161)  hsl(300, 9%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8ea18e  rgb(142, 161, 142)  hsl(120, 9%, 59%)  Xanadu
#a1a18e  rgb(161, 161, 142)  hsl(60, 9%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#8ea1a1  rgb(142, 161, 161)  hsl(180, 9%, 59%)  Dark Gray