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#AAA4B4

#aaa4b4 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa4b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 8.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 9.64% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.3839

Complementary

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #aeb4a4

Split complementary

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #b4b2a4
  3. #a6b4a4

Analogous

  1. #a4a6b4
  2. #aaa4b4
  3. #b2a4b4

Triadic

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #b4aaa4
  3. #a4b4aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #b4a4ae
  3. #aeb4a4
  4. #a4b4aa

Square

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #b4a4a6
  3. #aeb4a4
  4. #a4b4b2

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5669
  2. #837a91
  3. #aaa4b4
  4. #d1ced7
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#aaa4b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #9994a2
  3. #888390
  4. #77737e
  5. #66626c
  6. #55525a
  7. #444248
  8. #333136
  9. #222124
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa4b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #b3adbc
  3. #bbb6c3
  4. #c4bfcb
  5. #ccc8d2
  6. #d5d2da
  7. #dddbe1
  8. #e6e4e9
  9. #eeedf0
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa4b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa4b4
  2. #a6a0af
  3. #a29daa
  4. #9d99a4
  5. #99969f
  6. #95929a
  7. #918e95
  8. #8d8b90
  9. #88878a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a6ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a6b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a7b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a5b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a6b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a5ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa4b4 {
  color: #aaa4b4;
}
Background
.bg-aaa4b4 {
  background-color: #aaa4b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa4b4 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa4b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa4b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 10% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa4b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa4b4, #b2a4b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa4b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 180 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.56 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.29 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.12 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.86 #555b4b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aaa4b4  rgb(170, 164, 180)  hsl(263, 10%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#aeb4a4  rgb(174, 180, 164)  hsl(83, 10%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b4aaa4  rgb(180, 170, 164)  hsl(23, 10%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a4b4aa  rgb(164, 180, 170)  hsl(143, 10%, 67%)  Ash Gray