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#A6949D

#a6949d ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6949d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.04% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.84% magenta, 5.42% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 9.18% saturation and 61.57% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3172

Complementary

  1. #a6949d
  2. #94a69d

Split complementary

  1. #a6949d
  2. #94a694
  3. #94a6a6

Analogous

  1. #a694a6
  2. #a6949d
  3. #a69494

Triadic

  1. #a6949d
  2. #9da694
  3. #949da6

Tetradic

  1. #a6949d
  2. #a69d94
  3. #94a69d
  4. #949da6

Square

  1. #a6949d
  2. #a6a694
  3. #94a69d
  4. #9494a6

Monochromatic

  1. #584951
  2. #826c77
  3. #a6949d
  4. #c9bec3
  5. #ebe8ea

Shades

#a6949d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6949d
  2. #95858d
  3. #85767e
  4. #74686e
  5. #64595e
  6. #534a4f
  7. #423b3f
  8. #322c2f
  9. #211e1f
  10. #110f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6949d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6949d
  2. #af9fa7
  3. #b8a9b1
  4. #c1b4ba
  5. #cabfc4
  6. #d3cace
  7. #dbd4d8
  8. #e4dfe2
  9. #edeaeb
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6949d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6949d
  2. #a2929a
  3. #9e9097
  4. #9b8e94
  5. #978c91
  6. #938a8f
  7. #8f888c
  8. #8b8689
  9. #888486
  10. #848283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e979a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95979d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999a9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c969d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e979d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6949d {
  color: #a6949d;
}
Background
.bg-a6949d {
  background-color: #a6949d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6949d {
  border: 2px solid #a6949d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6949d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 148 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 9% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6949d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6949d, #a69494);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6949d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 148 157 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.55 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.40 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.05 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.23 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.01 #596b62 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a6949d  rgb(166, 148, 157)  hsl(330, 9%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#94a69d  rgb(148, 166, 157)  hsl(150, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9da694  rgb(157, 166, 148)  hsl(90, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#949da6  rgb(148, 157, 166)  hsl(210, 9%, 62%)  Dark Gray