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#A1949E

#a1949e ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a1949e 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, 58.04% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 1.86% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 313.85°, with 6.47% saturation and 60.59% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3123

Complementary

  1. #a1949e
  2. #94a197

Split complementary

  1. #a1949e
  2. #98a194
  3. #94a19e

Analogous

  1. #9e94a1
  2. #a1949e
  3. #a19498

Triadic

  1. #a1949e
  2. #9ea194
  3. #949ea1

Tetradic

  1. #a1949e
  2. #a19794
  3. #94a197
  4. #949ea1

Square

  1. #a1949e
  2. #a19e94
  3. #94a197
  4. #9498a1

Monochromatic

  1. #534951
  2. #7c6d78
  3. #a1949e
  4. #c5bdc3
  5. #e9e5e8

Shades

#a1949e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1949e
  2. #91858e
  3. #81767e
  4. #71686f
  5. #61595f
  6. #514a4f
  7. #403b3f
  8. #302c2f
  9. #201e20
  10. #100f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1949e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1949e
  2. #aa9fa8
  3. #b4a9b1
  4. #bdb4bb
  5. #c7bfc5
  6. #d0cacf
  7. #d9d4d8
  8. #e3dfe2
  9. #eceaec
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1949e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1949e
  2. #9e929b
  3. #9a9098
  4. #978e95
  5. #948c92
  6. #918a8f
  7. #8d888c
  8. #8a8689
  9. #878486
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b969a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94979e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97989e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99969e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b979e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2949a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1949e {
  color: #a1949e;
}
Background
.bg-a1949e {
  background-color: #a1949e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1949e {
  border: 2px solid #a1949e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1949e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 148 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 6% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1949e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1949e, #a19498);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1949e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 148 158 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.89 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.98 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.92 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.06 #5e6b61 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a1949e  rgb(161, 148, 158)  hsl(314, 6%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#94a197  rgb(148, 161, 151)  hsl(134, 6%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9ea194  rgb(158, 161, 148)  hsl(74, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#949ea1  rgb(148, 158, 161)  hsl(194, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray