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#b8a2ae ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8a2ae is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.53% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.96% magenta, 5.43% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 13.41% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.3909

Complementary

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #a2b8ac

Split complementary

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #a3b8a2
  3. #a2b8b7

Analogous

  1. #b7a2b8
  2. #b8a2ae
  3. #b8a2a3

Triadic

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #aeb8a2
  3. #a2aeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #b8aca2
  3. #a2b8ac
  4. #a2aeb8

Square

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #b8b7a2
  3. #a2b8ac
  4. #a2a3b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5462
  2. #977788
  3. #b8a2ae
  4. #d9cdd4
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#b8a2ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #a6929d
  3. #93828b
  4. #81717a
  5. #6e6168
  6. #5c5157
  7. #4a4146
  8. #373134
  9. #252023
  10. #121011
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a2ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #bfabb6
  3. #c6b5be
  4. #cdbec6
  5. #d4c7ce
  6. #dcd1d7
  7. #e3dadf
  8. #eae3e7
  9. #f1ecef
  10. #f8f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a2ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a2ae
  2. #b29fa9
  3. #ad9ba5
  4. #a798a0
  5. #a2949c
  6. #9c9197
  7. #968e92
  8. #918a8e
  9. #8b8789
  10. #868385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a6af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a9ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba2a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca4ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa6ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa2a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a2ae {
  color: #b8a2ae;
}
Background
.bg-b8a2ae {
  background-color: #b8a2ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a2ae {
  border: 2px solid #b8a2ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a2ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 162 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 13% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a2ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a2ae, #b8a2a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a2ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 162 174 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.27 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.44 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.61 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.08 #475d51 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b8a2ae  rgb(184, 162, 174)  hsl(327, 13%, 68%)  Rose Quartz
#a2b8ac  rgb(162, 184, 172)  hsl(147, 13%, 68%)  Opal
#aeb8a2  rgb(174, 184, 162)  hsl(87, 13%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#a2aeb8  rgb(162, 174, 184)  hsl(207, 13%, 68%)  Dark Gray