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#ABA3AC

#aba3ac ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aba3ac is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.92% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 5.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 5.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.3783

Complementary

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #a4aca3

Split complementary

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #a9aca3
  3. #a3aca7

Analogous

  1. #a7a3ac
  2. #aba3ac
  3. #aca3a9

Triadic

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #acaba3
  3. #a3acab

Tetradic

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #aca3a4
  3. #a4aca3
  4. #a3acab

Square

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #aca7a3
  3. #a4aca3
  4. #a3a9ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5660
  2. #867b88
  3. #aba3ac
  4. #d0cbd0
  5. #f4f3f5

Shades

#aba3ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #9a939b
  3. #89828a
  4. #787278
  5. #676267
  6. #565256
  7. #444145
  8. #333134
  9. #222122
  10. #111011
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba3ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #b3acb4
  3. #bcb5bd
  4. #c4bfc5
  5. #cdc8cd
  6. #d5d1d6
  7. #dddade
  8. #e6e3e6
  9. #eeedee
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba3ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba3ac
  2. #a7a0a8
  3. #a29ca3
  4. #9e999f
  5. #9a959a
  6. #969296
  7. #918e92
  8. #8d8b8d
  9. #898789
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a5ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a6ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a4ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a5ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba3ac {
  color: #aba3ac;
}
Background
.bg-aba3ac {
  background-color: #aba3ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba3ac {
  border: 2px solid #aba3ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba3ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 163 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 5% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba3ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba3ac, #aca3a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba3ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 163 172 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.68 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.49 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.77 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.87 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.37 #545c53 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aba3ac  rgb(171, 163, 172)  hsl(293, 5%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a4aca3  rgb(164, 172, 163)  hsl(113, 5%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#acaba3  rgb(172, 171, 163)  hsl(53, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a3acab  rgb(163, 172, 171)  hsl(173, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray