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#AA949B

#aa949b ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aa949b is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 58.04% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 8.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 340.91°, with 11.46% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #aa949b
  2. #94aaa3

Split complementary

  1. #aa949b
  2. #94aa98
  3. #94a6aa

Analogous

  1. #aa94a6
  2. #aa949b
  3. #aa9894

Triadic

  1. #aa949b
  2. #9baa94
  3. #949baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa949b
  2. #aaa394
  3. #94aaa3
  4. #949baa

Square

  1. #aa949b
  2. #a6aa94
  3. #94aaa3
  4. #9894aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5c494f
  2. #876b74
  3. #aa949b
  4. #ccbfc3
  5. #eee9eb

Shades

#aa949b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa949b
  2. #99858c
  3. #88767c
  4. #77686d
  5. #66595d
  6. #554a4e
  7. #443b3e
  8. #332c2f
  9. #221e1f
  10. #110f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa949b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa949b
  2. #b39fa5
  3. #bba9af
  4. #c4b4b9
  5. #ccbfc3
  6. #d5cacd
  7. #ddd4d7
  8. #e6dfe1
  9. #eeeaeb
  10. #f7f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa949b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa949b
  2. #a69298
  3. #a29096
  4. #9d8e93
  5. #998c90
  6. #958a8e
  7. #91888b
  8. #8d8688
  9. #888485
  10. #848283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0979a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96979b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9b9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e969b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1989b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa949b {
  color: #aa949b;
}
Background
.bg-aa949b {
  background-color: #aa949b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa949b {
  border: 2px solid #aa949b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa949b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 148 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 11% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa949b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa949b, #aa9894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa949b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 148 155 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.02 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.61 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.38 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.33 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.69 #556b64 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aa949b  rgb(170, 148, 155)  hsl(341, 11%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#94aaa3  rgb(148, 170, 163)  hsl(161, 11%, 62%)  Opal
#9baa94  rgb(155, 170, 148)  hsl(101, 11%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#949baa  rgb(148, 155, 170)  hsl(221, 11%, 62%)  Cool Gray