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#AA8C99

#aa8c99 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aa8c99 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 54.9% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 10% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 334°, with 15% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #8caa9d

Split complementary

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #8caa8e
  3. #8ca8aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8ca8
  2. #aa8c99
  3. #aa8e8c

Triadic

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #99aa8c
  3. #8c99aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #aa9d8c
  3. #8caa9d
  4. #8c99aa

Square

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #a8aa8c
  3. #8caa9d
  4. #8e8caa

Monochromatic

  1. #5a434d
  2. #866372
  3. #aa8c99
  4. #cbb8c0
  5. #ebe4e7

Shades

#aa8c99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #997e8a
  3. #88707a
  4. #77626b
  5. #66545c
  6. #55464d
  7. #44383d
  8. #332a2e
  9. #221c1f
  10. #110e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8c99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #b398a3
  3. #bba3ad
  4. #c4afb8
  5. #ccbac2
  6. #d5c6cc
  7. #ddd1d6
  8. #e6dde0
  9. #eee8eb
  10. #f7f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8c99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8c99
  2. #a68b97
  3. #a28a94
  4. #9d8892
  5. #99878f
  6. #95868d
  7. #91858a
  8. #8d8488
  9. #888285
  10. #848183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e919a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af8b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a8f99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad8c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8c99 {
  color: #aa8c99;
}
Background
.bg-aa8c99 {
  background-color: #aa8c99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8c99 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8c99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8c99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 140 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8c99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8c99, #aa8e8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8c99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 140 153 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.33 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.08 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.12 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.30 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.35 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.66 #557366 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aa8c99  rgb(170, 140, 153)  hsl(334, 15%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#8caa9d  rgb(140, 170, 157)  hsl(154, 15%, 61%)  Opal
#99aa8c  rgb(153, 170, 140)  hsl(94, 15%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8c99aa  rgb(140, 153, 170)  hsl(214, 15%, 61%)  Cool Gray