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Cool Rose Quartz Quartz

#f6a3ad
Notes

Cool Rose Quartz Quartz (#F6A3AD) is a soft red with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (353°, 82%, 80%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary teal. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f6a3ad
RGB
rgb(246, 163, 173)
HSL
hsl(353, 82%, 80%)
HWB
hwb(353 64% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(80.0% 0.099 11.7)
HSV
hsv(353, 34%, 96%)
LAB
lab(75.33% 32.00 7.55)
LCH
lch(75.33% 32.88 13.28)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 4%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f6a3ad
Original
#b1b0ad
Protanopia
#c5c0ab
Deuteranopia
#ff9ca7
Tritanopia
#b5b5b5
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.95:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
10.76:1

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