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#a8a2ac ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a2ac is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.33% cyan, 5.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 5.68% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.3714

Complementary

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #a6aca2

Split complementary

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #abaca2
  3. #a2aca3

Analogous

  1. #a3a2ac
  2. #a8a2ac
  3. #aca2ab

Triadic

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #aca8a2
  3. #a2aca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #aca2a6
  3. #a6aca2
  4. #a2aca8

Square

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #aca3a2
  3. #a6aca2
  4. #a2abac

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5560
  2. #827a88
  3. #a8a2ac
  4. #cecad0
  5. #f4f3f4

Shades

#a8a2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #97929b
  3. #86828a
  4. #767178
  5. #656167
  6. #545156
  7. #434145
  8. #323134
  9. #222022
  10. #111011
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #b1abb4
  3. #b9b5bd
  4. #c2bec5
  5. #cbc7cd
  6. #d4d1d6
  7. #dcdade
  8. #e5e3e6
  9. #eeecee
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a2ac
  2. #a49fa8
  3. #a09ba3
  4. #9c989f
  5. #98949a
  6. #949196
  7. #908e92
  8. #8c8a8d
  9. #888789
  10. #848384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a4ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a4ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8a3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a3ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a3ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a2ac {
  color: #a8a2ac;
}
Background
.bg-a8a2ac {
  background-color: #a8a2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a2ac {
  border: 2px solid #a8a2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 162 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a2ac, #aca2ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 162 172 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.59 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.79 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.74 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.04 #575d53 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a8a2ac  rgb(168, 162, 172)  hsl(276, 6%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a6aca2  rgb(166, 172, 162)  hsl(96, 6%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#aca8a2  rgb(172, 168, 162)  hsl(36, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aca8  rgb(162, 172, 168)  hsl(156, 6%, 65%)  Ash Gray