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#A69598

#a69598 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a69598 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, 58.43% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.24% magenta, 8.43% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 349.41°, with 8.72% saturation and 61.76% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3187

Complementary

  1. #a69598
  2. #95a6a3

Split complementary

  1. #a69598
  2. #95a69a
  3. #95a0a6

Analogous

  1. #a695a0
  2. #a69598
  3. #a69a95

Triadic

  1. #a69598
  2. #98a695
  3. #9598a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69598
  2. #a6a395
  3. #95a6a3
  4. #9598a6

Square

  1. #a69598
  2. #a0a695
  3. #95a6a3
  4. #9a95a6

Monochromatic

  1. #584a4c
  2. #826d71
  3. #a69598
  4. #c9bfc0
  5. #ece8e9

Shades

#a69598 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69598
  2. #958689
  3. #85777a
  4. #74686a
  5. #64595b
  6. #534b4c
  7. #423c3d
  8. #322d2e
  9. #211e1e
  10. #110f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69598 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69598
  2. #afa0a2
  3. #b8aaad
  4. #c1b5b7
  5. #cabfc1
  6. #d3cacc
  7. #dbd5d6
  8. #e4dfe0
  9. #edeaea
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69598 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69598
  2. #a29396
  3. #9e9193
  4. #9b8f91
  5. #978d8e
  6. #938b8c
  7. #8f888a
  8. #8b8687
  9. #888485
  10. #848282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa9496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69598 {
  color: #a69598;
}
Background
.bg-a69598 {
  background-color: #a69598;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69598 {
  border: 2px solid #a69598;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69598;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 149 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 9% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69598 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69598, #a69a95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69598 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 149 152 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.15 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.79 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.90 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.64 #596a67 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a69598  rgb(166, 149, 152)  hsl(349, 9%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#95a6a3  rgb(149, 166, 163)  hsl(169, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#98a695  rgb(152, 166, 149)  hsl(109, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9598a6  rgb(149, 152, 166)  hsl(229, 9%, 62%)  Cool Gray