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#ADA2AF

#ada2af ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ada2af is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 63.53% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 7.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 290.77°, with 7.51% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.3782

Complementary

  1. #ada2af
  2. #a4afa2

Split complementary

  1. #ada2af
  2. #abafa2
  3. #a2afa7

Analogous

  1. #a7a2af
  2. #ada2af
  3. #afa2ab

Triadic

  1. #ada2af
  2. #afada2
  3. #a2afad

Tetradic

  1. #ada2af
  2. #afa2a4
  3. #a4afa2
  4. #a2afad

Square

  1. #ada2af
  2. #afa7a2
  3. #a4afa2
  4. #a2abaf

Monochromatic

  1. #615563
  2. #89798c
  3. #ada2af
  4. #d1cbd2
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#ada2af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada2af
  2. #9c929e
  3. #8a828c
  4. #79717b
  5. #686169
  6. #575158
  7. #454146
  8. #343135
  9. #232023
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada2af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada2af
  2. #b5abb7
  3. #bdb5bf
  4. #c6bec7
  5. #cec7cf
  6. #d6d1d7
  7. #dedadf
  8. #e6e3e7
  9. #efecef
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada2af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada2af
  2. #a99faa
  3. #a49ba6
  4. #a098a1
  5. #9b949c
  6. #979198
  7. #928e93
  8. #8e8a8e
  9. #898789
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a5b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a6ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada3a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a4af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a4af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada2af {
  color: #ada2af;
}
Background
.bg-ada2af {
  background-color: #ada2af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada2af {
  border: 2px solid #ada2af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada2af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 162 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 8% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada2af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada2af, #afa2ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada2af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 162 175 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.05 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.28 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.95 #525d50 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#ada2af  rgb(173, 162, 175)  hsl(291, 8%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a4afa2  rgb(164, 175, 162)  hsl(111, 8%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#afada2  rgb(175, 173, 162)  hsl(51, 8%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a2afad  rgb(162, 175, 173)  hsl(171, 8%, 66%)  Ash Gray