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#968897

#968897 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968897 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 53.33% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.66% cyan, 9.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 6.73% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.2633

Complementary

  1. #968897
  2. #899788

Split complementary

  1. #968897
  2. #909788
  3. #88978e

Analogous

  1. #8e8897
  2. #968897
  3. #978890

Triadic

  1. #968897
  2. #979688
  3. #889796

Tetradic

  1. #968897
  2. #978889
  3. #899788
  4. #889796

Square

  1. #968897
  2. #978e88
  3. #899788
  4. #889097

Monochromatic

  1. #473e47
  2. #6f6270
  3. #968897
  4. #bab1bb
  5. #dedade

Shades

#968897 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968897
  2. #877a88
  3. #786d79
  4. #695f6a
  5. #5a525b
  6. #4b444c
  7. #3c363c
  8. #2d292d
  9. #1e1b1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#968897 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968897
  2. #a194a1
  3. #aba0ac
  4. #b6acb6
  5. #c0b8c1
  6. #cbc4cb
  7. #d5cfd5
  8. #e0dbe0
  9. #eae7ea
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968897 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968897
  2. #948795
  3. #928692
  4. #8f8690
  5. #8d858e
  6. #8b848c
  7. #898389
  8. #878287
  9. #848285
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878b98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8d96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97898d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8a97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8b97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #968991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968897 {
  color: #968897;
}
Background
.bg-968897 {
  background-color: #968897;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968897 {
  border: 2px solid #968897;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968897;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 136 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 7% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968897 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968897, #978890);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968897 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 136 151 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.81 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.68 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.95 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.30 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.30 #697768 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#968897  rgb(150, 136, 151)  hsl(296, 7%, 56%)  Rose Quartz
#899788  rgb(137, 151, 136)  hsl(116, 7%, 56%)  Xanadu
#979688  rgb(151, 150, 136)  hsl(56, 7%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889796  rgb(136, 151, 150)  hsl(176, 7%, 56%)  Battleship Gray