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#A28FA0

#a28fa0 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a28fa0 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 56.08% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.73% magenta, 1.23% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 306.32°, with 9.27% saturation and 59.8% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2986

Complementary

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #8fa291

Split complementary

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #96a28f
  3. #8fa29a

Analogous

  1. #9a8fa2
  2. #a28fa0
  3. #a28f96

Triadic

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #a0a28f
  3. #8fa0a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #a2918f
  3. #8fa291
  4. #8fa0a2

Square

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #a29a8f
  3. #8fa291
  4. #8f96a2

Monochromatic

  1. #534552
  2. #7d687b
  3. #a28fa0
  4. #c5b9c3
  5. #e7e3e7

Shades

#a28fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #928190
  3. #827280
  4. #716470
  5. #615660
  6. #514850
  7. #413940
  8. #312b30
  9. #201d20
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #ab9aaa
  3. #b5a5b3
  4. #beb1bd
  5. #c7bcc6
  6. #d1c7d0
  7. #dad2d9
  8. #e3dde3
  9. #ece9ec
  10. #f6f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28fa0
  2. #9f8e9d
  3. #9b8c9a
  4. #988b96
  5. #948993
  6. #918890
  7. #8e868d
  8. #8a858a
  9. #878386
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e93a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92959f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a49095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9791a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9993a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a39099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28fa0 {
  color: #a28fa0;
}
Background
.bg-a28fa0 {
  background-color: #a28fa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #a28fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 143 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 9% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28fa0, #a28f96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 143 160 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.83 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.41 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.47 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.36 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.65 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.67 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.97 #5d705f Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a28fa0  rgb(162, 143, 160)  hsl(306, 9%, 60%)  Rose Quartz
#8fa291  rgb(143, 162, 145)  hsl(126, 9%, 60%)  Xanadu
#a0a28f  rgb(160, 162, 143)  hsl(66, 9%, 60%)  Ash Gray
#8fa0a2  rgb(143, 160, 162)  hsl(186, 9%, 60%)  Dark Gray