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#968898

#968898 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968898 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.32% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 7.21% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.2636

Complementary

  1. #968898
  2. #8a9888

Split complementary

  1. #968898
  2. #929888
  3. #88988e

Analogous

  1. #8e8898
  2. #968898
  3. #988892

Triadic

  1. #968898
  2. #989688
  3. #889896

Tetradic

  1. #968898
  2. #98888a
  3. #8a9888
  4. #889896

Square

  1. #968898
  2. #988e88
  3. #8a9888
  4. #889298

Monochromatic

  1. #473f48
  2. #6f6271
  3. #968898
  4. #bab1bb
  5. #dedadf

Shades

#968898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968898
  2. #877a89
  3. #786d7a
  4. #695f6a
  5. #5a525b
  6. #4b444c
  7. #3c363d
  8. #2d292e
  9. #1e1b1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#968898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968898
  2. #a194a2
  3. #aba0ad
  4. #b6acb7
  5. #c0b8c1
  6. #cbc4cc
  7. #d5cfd6
  8. #e0dbe0
  9. #eae7ea
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968898
  2. #948796
  3. #928693
  4. #8f8691
  5. #8d858e
  6. #8b848c
  7. #89838a
  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 #878b99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8d97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97898d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8a98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8b98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #968992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968898 {
  color: #968898;
}
Background
.bg-968898 {
  background-color: #968898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968898 {
  border: 2px solid #968898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 136 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 7% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968898, #988892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 136 152 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.74 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.88 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.43 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.58 #697767 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#968898  rgb(150, 136, 152)  hsl(293, 7%, 56%)  Rose Quartz
#8a9888  rgb(138, 152, 136)  hsl(113, 7%, 56%)  Xanadu
#989688  rgb(152, 150, 136)  hsl(53, 7%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889896  rgb(136, 152, 150)  hsl(173, 7%, 56%)  Xanadu