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#A79DA2

#a79da2 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a79da2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 61.57% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.99% magenta, 2.99% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 5.38% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3494

Complementary

  1. #a79da2
  2. #9da7a2

Split complementary

  1. #a79da2
  2. #9da79d
  3. #9da7a7

Analogous

  1. #a79da7
  2. #a79da2
  3. #a79d9d

Triadic

  1. #a79da2
  2. #a2a79d
  3. #9da2a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79da2
  2. #a7a29d
  3. #9da7a2
  4. #9da2a7

Square

  1. #a79da2
  2. #a7a79d
  3. #9da7a2
  4. #9d9da7

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5156
  2. #82757c
  3. #a79da2
  4. #cbc5c8
  5. #efeeef

Shades

#a79da2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79da2
  2. #968d92
  3. #867e82
  4. #756e71
  5. #645e61
  6. #544f51
  7. #433f41
  8. #322f31
  9. #211f20
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79da2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79da2
  2. #b0a7ab
  3. #b9b1b5
  4. #c1babe
  5. #cac4c7
  6. #d3ced1
  7. #dcd8da
  8. #e5e2e3
  9. #edebec
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79da2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79da2
  2. #a39a9f
  3. #9f979b
  4. #9b9498
  5. #979194
  6. #948f91
  7. #908c8e
  8. #8c898a
  9. #888687
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a0a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19ea2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39fa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79da2 {
  color: #a79da2;
}
Background
.bg-a79da2 {
  background-color: #a79da2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79da2 {
  border: 2px solid #a79da2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79da2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 157 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 5% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79da2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79da2, #a79d9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79da2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 157 162 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.64 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.60 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.91 #58625d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a79da2  rgb(167, 157, 162)  hsl(330, 5%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#9da7a2  rgb(157, 167, 162)  hsl(150, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a2a79d  rgb(162, 167, 157)  hsl(90, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9da2a7  rgb(157, 162, 167)  hsl(210, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray