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#AE8E9E

#ae8e9e ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ae8e9e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 55.69% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.39% magenta, 9.2% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 16.49% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.3081

Complementary

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #8eae9e

Split complementary

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #8eae8e
  3. #8eaeae

Analogous

  1. #ae8eae
  2. #ae8e9e
  3. #ae8e8e

Triadic

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #9eae8e
  3. #8e9eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #ae9e8e
  3. #8eae9e
  4. #8e9eae

Square

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #aeae8e
  3. #8eae9e
  4. #8e8eae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4451
  2. #8b6478
  3. #ae8e9e
  4. #cebbc4
  5. #eee7ea

Shades

#ae8e9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #9d808e
  3. #8b727e
  4. #7a636f
  5. #68555f
  6. #57474f
  7. #46393f
  8. #342b2f
  9. #231c20
  10. #110e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8e9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #b699a8
  3. #bea5b1
  4. #c6b0bb
  5. #cebbc5
  6. #d7c7cf
  7. #dfd2d8
  8. #e7dde2
  9. #efe8ec
  10. #f7f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8e9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8e9e
  2. #a98d9b
  3. #a58b98
  4. #a08a95
  5. #9c8892
  6. #97878f
  7. #92868c
  8. #8e8489
  9. #898386
  10. #858183
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1939a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90949f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97999d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b38e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d919e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1949d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b18e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8e9e {
  color: #ae8e9e;
}
Background
.bg-ae8e9e {
  background-color: #ae8e9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8e9e {
  border: 2px solid #ae8e9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8e9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 142 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 16% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8e9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8e9e, #ae8e8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8e9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 142 158 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.20 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.01 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.50 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.75 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.67 #517161 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#ae8e9e  rgb(174, 142, 158)  hsl(330, 16%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#8eae9e  rgb(142, 174, 158)  hsl(150, 16%, 62%)  Opal
#9eae8e  rgb(158, 174, 142)  hsl(90, 16%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8e9eae  rgb(142, 158, 174)  hsl(210, 16%, 62%)  Light Slate Gray