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#B2AAB8

#b2aab8 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2aab8 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.67% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.26% cyan, 7.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 274.29°, with 8.97% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.4168

Complementary

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #b0b8aa

Split complementary

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #b7b8aa
  3. #aab8ab

Analogous

  1. #abaab8
  2. #b2aab8
  3. #b8aab7

Triadic

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #b8b2aa
  3. #aab8b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #b8aab0
  3. #b0b8aa
  4. #aab8b2

Square

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #b8abaa
  3. #b0b8aa
  4. #aab7b8

Monochromatic

  1. #665b6e
  2. #8c8095
  3. #b2aab8
  4. #d8d4db
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#b2aab8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #a099a6
  3. #8e8893
  4. #7d7781
  5. #6b666e
  6. #59555c
  7. #47444a
  8. #353337
  9. #242225
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aab8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #bab3bf
  3. #c1bbc6
  4. #c9c4cd
  5. #d1ccd4
  6. #d9d5dc
  7. #e0dde3
  8. #e8e6ea
  9. #f0eef1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aab8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aab8
  2. #ada6b2
  3. #a8a2ad
  4. #a39da7
  5. #9e99a2
  6. #99959c
  7. #949196
  8. #8f8d91
  9. #8a888b
  10. #858486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afacb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8acb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaadb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1acae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acabb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adacb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2abb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aab8 {
  color: #b2aab8;
}
Background
.bg-b2aab8 {
  background-color: #b2aab8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aab8 {
  border: 2px solid #b2aab8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aab8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 170 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 9% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aab8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aab8, #b8aab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aab8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 170 184 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.24 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.47 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.41 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.81 #4d5547 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b2aab8  rgb(178, 170, 184)  hsl(274, 9%, 69%)  Rose Quartz
#b0b8aa  rgb(176, 184, 170)  hsl(94, 9%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b8b2aa  rgb(184, 178, 170)  hsl(34, 9%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aab8b2  rgb(170, 184, 178)  hsl(154, 9%, 69%)  Ash Gray