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#B09FAA

#b09faa ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b09faa is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 62.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 3.41% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 321.18°, with 9.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.3693

Complementary

  1. #b09faa
  2. #9fb0a5

Split complementary

  1. #b09faa
  2. #a2b09f
  3. #9fb0ae

Analogous

  1. #ae9fb0
  2. #b09faa
  3. #b09fa2

Triadic

  1. #b09faa
  2. #aab09f
  3. #9faab0

Tetradic

  1. #b09faa
  2. #b0a59f
  3. #9fb0a5
  4. #9faab0

Square

  1. #b09faa
  2. #b0ae9f
  3. #9fb0a5
  4. #9fa2b0

Monochromatic

  1. #64525e
  2. #8d7585
  3. #b09faa
  4. #d3c9cf
  5. #f5f3f4

Shades

#b09faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09faa
  2. #9e8f99
  3. #8d7f88
  4. #7b6f77
  5. #6a5f66
  6. #585055
  7. #464044
  8. #353033
  9. #232022
  10. #121011
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09faa
  2. #b8a9b3
  3. #c0b2bb
  4. #c8bcc4
  5. #d0c5cc
  6. #d8cfd5
  7. #dfd9dd
  8. #e7e2e6
  9. #efecee
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09faa
  2. #ab9ca6
  3. #a699a2
  4. #a2969d
  5. #9d9399
  6. #989095
  7. #938c91
  8. #8e898d
  9. #8a8688
  10. #858384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a5a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a1aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a2aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09faa {
  color: #b09faa;
}
Background
.bg-b09faa {
  background-color: #b09faa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09faa {
  border: 2px solid #b09faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 159 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 10% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09faa, #b09fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 159 170 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.15 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.77 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.03 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.71 #4f6055 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b09faa  rgb(176, 159, 170)  hsl(321, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9fb0a5  rgb(159, 176, 165)  hsl(141, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#aab09f  rgb(170, 176, 159)  hsl(81, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9faab0  rgb(159, 170, 176)  hsl(201, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray