ColorTool
Log in
#AAA4AE

#aaa4ae ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aaa4ae 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, 64.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 5.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 5.81% saturation and 66.27% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #a8aea4

Split complementary

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #adaea4
  3. #a4aea5

Analogous

  1. #a5a4ae
  2. #aaa4ae
  3. #aea4ad

Triadic

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #aeaaa4
  3. #a4aeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #aea4a8
  3. #a8aea4
  4. #a4aeaa

Square

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #aea5a4
  3. #a8aea4
  4. #a4adae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5762
  2. #847c8a
  3. #aaa4ae
  4. #d0ccd2
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#aaa4ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #99949d
  3. #88838b
  4. #77737a
  5. #666268
  6. #555257
  7. #444246
  8. #333134
  9. #222123
  10. #111011
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa4ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #b3adb6
  3. #bbb6be
  4. #c4bfc6
  5. #ccc8ce
  6. #d5d2d7
  7. #dddbdf
  8. #e6e4e7
  9. #eeedef
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa4ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa4ae
  2. #a6a0a9
  3. #a29da5
  4. #9d99a0
  5. #99969c
  6. #959297
  7. #918e92
  8. #8d8b8e
  9. #888789
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a6ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a6ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaa5a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a5ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a5ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaa5aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aaa4ae {
  color: #aaa4ae;
}
Background
.bg-aaa4ae {
  background-color: #aaa4ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa4ae {
  border: 2px solid #aaa4ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa4ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 6% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa4ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa4ae, #aea4ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa4ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 174 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.81 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.61 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.79 #555b51 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aaa4ae  rgb(170, 164, 174)  hsl(276, 6%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a8aea4  rgb(168, 174, 164)  hsl(96, 6%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#aeaaa4  rgb(174, 170, 164)  hsl(36, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a4aeaa  rgb(164, 174, 170)  hsl(156, 6%, 66%)  Ash Gray