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#ACA6B2

#aca6b2 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aca6b2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 65.1% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.37% cyan, 6.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 7.23% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.3926

Complementary

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #acb2a6

Split complementary

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #b2b2a6
  3. #a6b2a6

Analogous

  1. #a6a6b2
  2. #aca6b2
  3. #b2a6b2

Triadic

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #b2aca6
  3. #a6b2ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #b2a6ac
  3. #acb2a6
  4. #a6b2ac

Square

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #b2a6a6
  3. #acb2a6
  4. #a6b2b2

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5966
  2. #867d8f
  3. #aca6b2
  4. #d2cfd5
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#aca6b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #9b95a0
  3. #8a858e
  4. #78747d
  5. #67646b
  6. #565359
  7. #454247
  8. #343235
  9. #222124
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca6b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #b4afba
  3. #bdb8c1
  4. #c5c1c9
  5. #cdcad1
  6. #d6d3d9
  7. #dedbe0
  8. #e6e4e8
  9. #eeedf0
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca6b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca6b2
  2. #a8a2ad
  3. #a39ea8
  4. #9f9ba3
  5. #9a979e
  6. #969399
  7. #928f94
  8. #8d8b8f
  9. #89888a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a8b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba7aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a7b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a7b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca7ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca6b2 {
  color: #aca6b2;
}
Background
.bg-aca6b2 {
  background-color: #aca6b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca6b2 {
  border: 2px solid #aca6b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca6b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 166 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 7% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca6b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca6b2, #b2a6b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca6b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 166 178 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.70 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.73 #53594d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#aca6b2  rgb(172, 166, 178)  hsl(270, 7%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#acb2a6  rgb(172, 178, 166)  hsl(90, 7%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b2aca6  rgb(178, 172, 166)  hsl(30, 7%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a6b2ac  rgb(166, 178, 172)  hsl(150, 7%, 67%)  Ash Gray