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#ae8ca1 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae8ca1 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.9% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.54% magenta, 7.47% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 322.94°, with 17.35% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.3033

Complementary

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #8cae99

Split complementary

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #90ae8c
  3. #8caeaa

Analogous

  1. #aa8cae
  2. #ae8ca1
  3. #ae8c90

Triadic

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #a1ae8c
  3. #8ca1ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #ae998c
  3. #8cae99
  4. #8ca1ae

Square

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #aeaa8c
  3. #8cae99
  4. #8c90ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4354
  2. #8b627c
  3. #ae8ca1
  4. #ceb9c6
  5. #ede6ea

Shades

#ae8ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #9d7e91
  3. #8b7081
  4. #7a6271
  5. #685461
  6. #574651
  7. #463840
  8. #342a30
  9. #231c20
  10. #110e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #b698aa
  3. #bea3b4
  4. #c6afbd
  5. #cebac7
  6. #d7c6d0
  7. #dfd1d9
  8. #e7dde3
  9. #efe8ec
  10. #f7f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8ca1
  2. #a98b9e
  3. #a58a9a
  4. #a08897
  5. #9c8794
  6. #978691
  7. #92858d
  8. #8e848a
  9. #898287
  10. #858183
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0929a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d93a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9598a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b28c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b90a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a093a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b18c99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8ca1 {
  color: #ae8ca1;
}
Background
.bg-ae8ca1 {
  background-color: #ae8ca1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 140 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 17% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8ca1, #ae8c90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 140 161 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.28 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.59 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.60 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.92 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.61 #51735e Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#ae8ca1  rgb(174, 140, 161)  hsl(323, 17%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#8cae99  rgb(140, 174, 153)  hsl(143, 17%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#a1ae8c  rgb(161, 174, 140)  hsl(83, 17%, 62%)  Sage
#8ca1ae  rgb(140, 161, 174)  hsl(203, 17%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue