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#AE959F

#ae959f ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ae959f is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 58.43% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.37% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 336°, with 13.37% saturation and 63.33% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.33

Complementary

  1. #ae959f
  2. #95aea4

Split complementary

  1. #ae959f
  2. #95ae97
  3. #95abae

Analogous

  1. #ae95ab
  2. #ae959f
  3. #ae9795

Triadic

  1. #ae959f
  2. #9fae95
  3. #959fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae959f
  2. #aea495
  3. #95aea4
  4. #959fae

Square

  1. #ae959f
  2. #abae95
  3. #95aea4
  4. #9795ae

Monochromatic

  1. #604a53
  2. #8c6b78
  3. #ae959f
  4. #cfc0c6
  5. #f0ecee

Shades

#ae959f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae959f
  2. #9d868f
  3. #8b777f
  4. #7a686f
  5. #68595f
  6. #574b50
  7. #463c40
  8. #342d30
  9. #231e20
  10. #110f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae959f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae959f
  2. #b6a0a9
  3. #beaab2
  4. #c6b5bc
  5. #cebfc5
  6. #d7cacf
  7. #dfd5d9
  8. #e7dfe2
  9. #efeaec
  10. #f7f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae959f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae959f
  2. #a9939c
  3. #a59199
  4. #a08f96
  5. #9c8d93
  6. #978b90
  7. #92888c
  8. #8e8689
  9. #898486
  10. #858283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3999d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97999f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1979f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1959b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae959f {
  color: #ae959f;
}
Background
.bg-ae959f {
  background-color: #ae959f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae959f {
  border: 2px solid #ae959f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae959f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 149 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 13% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae959f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae959f, #ae9795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae959f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 149 159 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.75 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.79 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.31 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.61 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.36 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.73 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.74 #516a60 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#ae959f  rgb(174, 149, 159)  hsl(336, 13%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#95aea4  rgb(149, 174, 164)  hsl(156, 13%, 63%)  Opal
#9fae95  rgb(159, 174, 149)  hsl(96, 13%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#959fae  rgb(149, 159, 174)  hsl(216, 13%, 63%)  Cool Gray