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#AA9CA3

#aa9ca3 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aa9ca3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 61.18% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 7.61% saturation and 63.92% 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 4.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3497

Complementary

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #9caaa3

Split complementary

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #9caa9c
  3. #9caaaa

Analogous

  1. #aa9caa
  2. #aa9ca3
  3. #aa9c9c

Triadic

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #a3aa9c
  3. #9ca3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #aaa39c
  3. #9caaa3
  4. #9ca3aa

Square

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #aaaa9c
  3. #9caaa3
  4. #9c9caa

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5056
  2. #86737d
  3. #aa9ca3
  4. #cdc5c9
  5. #f1eeef

Shades

#aa9ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #998c93
  3. #887d82
  4. #776d72
  5. #665e62
  6. #554e52
  7. #443e41
  8. #332f31
  9. #221f21
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #b3a6ac
  3. #bbb0b5
  4. #c4babf
  5. #ccc4c8
  6. #d5ced1
  7. #ddd7da
  8. #e6e1e3
  9. #eeebed
  10. #f7f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9ca3
  2. #a699a0
  3. #a2969c
  4. #9d9499
  5. #999195
  6. #958e92
  7. #918b8e
  8. #8d888b
  9. #888687
  10. #848384
  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 #a49ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a0a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9c9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9ca3 {
  color: #aa9ca3;
}
Background
.bg-aa9ca3 {
  background-color: #aa9ca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #aa9ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 156 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 8% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9ca3, #aa9c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 156 163 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.97 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.47 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.15 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.57 #55635c Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aa9ca3  rgb(170, 156, 163)  hsl(330, 8%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#9caaa3  rgb(156, 170, 163)  hsl(150, 8%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#a3aa9c  rgb(163, 170, 156)  hsl(90, 8%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#9ca3aa  rgb(156, 163, 170)  hsl(210, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray