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#A6969D

#a6969d ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6969d 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, 58.82% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.64% magenta, 5.42% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 333.75°, with 8.25% saturation and 61.96% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #a6969d
  2. #96a69f

Split complementary

  1. #a6969d
  2. #96a697
  3. #96a5a6

Analogous

  1. #a696a5
  2. #a6969d
  3. #a69796

Triadic

  1. #a6969d
  2. #9da696
  3. #969da6

Tetradic

  1. #a6969d
  2. #a69f96
  3. #96a69f
  4. #969da6

Square

  1. #a6969d
  2. #a5a696
  3. #96a69f
  4. #9796a6

Monochromatic

  1. #584b51
  2. #826e77
  3. #a6969d
  4. #c9bfc4
  5. #ece9ea

Shades

#a6969d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6969d
  2. #95878d
  3. #85787e
  4. #74696e
  5. #645a5e
  6. #534b4f
  7. #423c3f
  8. #322d2f
  9. #211e1f
  10. #110f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6969d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6969d
  2. #afa1a7
  3. #b8abb1
  4. #c1b6ba
  5. #cac0c4
  6. #d3cbce
  7. #dbd5d8
  8. #e4e0e2
  9. #edeaeb
  10. #f6f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6969d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6969d
  2. #a2949a
  3. #9e9297
  4. #9b8f94
  5. #978d91
  6. #938b8f
  7. #8f898c
  8. #8b8789
  9. #888486
  10. #848283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f989b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97999d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9b9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d989d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f999d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8969a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6969d {
  color: #a6969d;
}
Background
.bg-a6969d {
  background-color: #a6969d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6969d {
  border: 2px solid #a6969d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6969d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 150 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 8% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6969d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6969d, #a69796);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6969d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 150 157 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.23 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.05 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.38 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.82 #596962 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a6969d  rgb(166, 150, 157)  hsl(334, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#96a69f  rgb(150, 166, 159)  hsl(154, 8%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9da696  rgb(157, 166, 150)  hsl(94, 8%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#969da6  rgb(150, 157, 166)  hsl(214, 8%, 62%)  Dark Gray