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#AE9AA4

#ae9aa4 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ae9aa4 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 60.39% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.49% magenta, 5.75% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 10.99% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3479

Complementary

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #9aaea4

Split complementary

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #9aae9a
  3. #9aaeae

Analogous

  1. #ae9aae
  2. #ae9aa4
  3. #ae9a9a

Triadic

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #a4ae9a
  3. #9aa4ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #aea49a
  3. #9aaea4
  4. #9aa4ae

Square

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #aeae9a
  3. #9aaea4
  4. #9a9aae

Monochromatic

  1. #614e57
  2. #8c707e
  3. #ae9aa4
  4. #d0c4ca
  5. #f2eff0

Shades

#ae9aa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #9d8b94
  3. #8b7b83
  4. #7a6c73
  5. #685c62
  6. #574d52
  7. #463e42
  8. #342e31
  9. #231f21
  10. #110f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae9aa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #b6a4ad
  3. #beaeb6
  4. #c6b8bf
  5. #cec2c8
  6. #d7cdd2
  7. #dfd7db
  8. #e7e1e4
  9. #efebed
  10. #f7f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae9aa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae9aa4
  2. #a997a0
  3. #a5959d
  4. #a09299
  5. #9c9096
  6. #978d92
  7. #928a8e
  8. #8e888b
  9. #898587
  10. #858384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9da4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa0a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19a9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39ca4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09aa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae9aa4 {
  color: #ae9aa4;
}
Background
.bg-ae9aa4 {
  background-color: #ae9aa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae9aa4 {
  border: 2px solid #ae9aa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae9aa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 154 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 11% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae9aa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae9aa4, #ae9a9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae9aa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 154 164 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.97 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.18 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.57 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.94 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.47 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.93 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.95 #51655b Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#ae9aa4  rgb(174, 154, 164)  hsl(330, 11%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#9aaea4  rgb(154, 174, 164)  hsl(150, 11%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#a4ae9a  rgb(164, 174, 154)  hsl(90, 11%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#9aa4ae  rgb(154, 164, 174)  hsl(210, 11%, 64%)  Dark Gray