Rose Quartz (#AA98A9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.70:1 — vs black: 7.77:1

Color values

  • HEX #AA98A9
  • RGB rgb(170, 152, 169)
  • HSL hsl(303, 9%, 63%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 11, 1, 33 )
  • Websafe #999999

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AA98A9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#98AA99
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#A298AA
#AA98A0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#A9AA98
#98A9AA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#A0AA98
#98AAA2
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#AAA298
#98AA99
#98A0AA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rose Quartz
#AA98A9 Base
#5D4C5C
#876F85
#988296
#BCAEBC
#CDC2CC
#EFECEF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rose Quartz, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0C0E
#2E262E
#4F414E
#6F5C6E
#8F788E
Rose Quartz #AA98A9 Base
#B9AAB8
#C7BCC7
#D6CDD6
#E5DFE4
#F3F1F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AA98A9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AA98A9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AA98A9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AA98A9;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AA98A9,
        #98AA99
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AA98A9,
        #98AA99
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rose-quartz: #AA98A9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rose-quartz-r: 170;
$rose-quartz-g: 152;
$rose-quartz-b: 169;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rose-quartz;
    color: rgba($rose-quartz-r, $rose-quartz-g, $rose-quartz-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rose Quartz appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AA98A9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9D9DA9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9A9AA9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A89A9A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9D9D9D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rose Quartz ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rose Quartz #AA98A9 Base
Pastel Purple #B39EB5 ΔE 3.19
Manatee #979AAA ΔE 9.16
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 9.48
Tuscany #C09999 ΔE 9.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.