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#B3A7B2

#b3a7b2 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3a7b2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.49% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.7% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 305°, with 7.32% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.4044

Complementary

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #a7b3a8

Split complementary

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #acb3a7
  3. #a7b3ae

Analogous

  1. #aea7b3
  2. #b3a7b2
  3. #b3a7ac

Triadic

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #b2b3a7
  3. #a7b2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #b3a8a7
  3. #a7b3a8
  4. #a7b2b3

Square

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #b3aea7
  3. #a7b3a8
  4. #a7acb3

Monochromatic

  1. #685966
  2. #907e8e
  3. #b3a7b2
  4. #d6d0d6
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#b3a7b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #a196a0
  3. #8f868e
  4. #7d757d
  5. #6b646b
  6. #5a5459
  7. #484347
  8. #363235
  9. #242124
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a7b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #bbb0ba
  3. #c2b9c1
  4. #cac1c9
  5. #d1cad1
  6. #d9d3d9
  7. #e1dce0
  8. #e8e5e8
  9. #f0edf0
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a7b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a7b2
  2. #aea3ad
  3. #a99fa8
  4. #a49ba3
  5. #9f979e
  6. #9a9499
  7. #949094
  8. #8f8c8f
  9. #8a888a
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7aab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca9b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a7ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a7b2 {
  color: #b3a7b2;
}
Background
.bg-b3a7b2 {
  background-color: #b3a7b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a7b2 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a7b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a7b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 167 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 7% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a7b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a7b2, #b3a7ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a7b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 167 178 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.98 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.83 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.02 #4c584d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b3a7b2  rgb(179, 167, 178)  hsl(305, 7%, 68%)  Rose Quartz
#a7b3a8  rgb(167, 179, 168)  hsl(125, 7%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#b2b3a7  rgb(178, 179, 167)  hsl(65, 7%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#a7b2b3  rgb(167, 178, 179)  hsl(185, 7%, 68%)  Dark Gray