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#A99596

#a99596 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a99596 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 58.43% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.83% magenta, 11.24% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 357°, with 10.42% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3213

Complementary

  1. #a99596
  2. #95a9a8

Split complementary

  1. #a99596
  2. #95a99e
  3. #95a0a9

Analogous

  1. #a995a0
  2. #a99596
  3. #a99e95

Triadic

  1. #a99596
  2. #96a995
  3. #9596a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99596
  2. #a9a895
  3. #95a9a8
  4. #9596a9

Square

  1. #a99596
  2. #a0a995
  3. #95a9a8
  4. #9e95a9

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4a4b
  2. #856c6d
  3. #a99596
  4. #cbbfc0
  5. #eee9ea

Shades

#a99596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99596
  2. #988687
  3. #877778
  4. #766869
  5. #65595a
  6. #554b4b
  7. #443c3c
  8. #332d2d
  9. #221e1e
  10. #110f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99596
  2. #b2a0a1
  3. #baaaab
  4. #c3b5b6
  5. #cbbfc0
  6. #d4cacb
  7. #ddd5d5
  8. #e5dfe0
  9. #eeeaea
  10. #f6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99596
  2. #a59394
  3. #a19192
  4. #9d8f8f
  5. #998d8d
  6. #958b8b
  7. #908889
  8. #8c8687
  9. #888484
  10. #848282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9b96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9796 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29996 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99596 {
  color: #a99596;
}
Background
.bg-a99596 {
  background-color: #a99596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99596 {
  border: 2px solid #a99596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 10% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99596, #a99e95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.95 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.54 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.70 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.50 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.31 #566a69 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a99596  rgb(169, 149, 150)  hsl(357, 10%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#95a9a8  rgb(149, 169, 168)  hsl(177, 10%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#96a995  rgb(150, 169, 149)  hsl(117, 10%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9596a9  rgb(149, 150, 169)  hsl(237, 10%, 62%)  Cool Gray