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#856469

#856469 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856469 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 21.05% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 350.91°, with 14.16% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #856469
  2. #648580

Split complementary

  1. #856469
  2. #648570
  3. #647a85

Analogous

  1. #85647a
  2. #856469
  3. #857064

Triadic

  1. #856469
  2. #698564
  3. #646985

Tetradic

  1. #856469
  2. #858064
  3. #648580
  4. #646985

Square

  1. #856469
  2. #7a8564
  3. #648580
  4. #706485

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2224
  2. #594347
  3. #856469
  4. #a98d91
  5. #cab8bb

Shades

#856469 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856469
  2. #785a5f
  3. #6a5054
  4. #5d464a
  5. #503c3f
  6. #433235
  7. #35282a
  8. #281e20
  9. #1b1415
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#856469 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856469
  2. #917478
  3. #9d8387
  4. #aa9396
  5. #b6a2a5
  6. #c2b2b4
  7. #cec1c3
  8. #dad1d2
  9. #e7e0e1
  10. #f3f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856469 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856469
  2. #85676b
  3. #846a6e
  4. #846c70
  5. #836f72
  6. #837275
  7. #827577
  8. #827879
  9. #817a7b
  10. #817d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77696b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716f68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6266 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756769 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796b69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #896367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856469 {
  color: #856469;
}
Background
.bg-856469 {
  background-color: #856469;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856469 {
  border: 2px solid #856469;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856469;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856469 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856469, #857064);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856469 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 105 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.53 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.13 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.41 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 10.44 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.51 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.55 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.86 #7a9b96 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856469  rgb(133, 100, 105)  hsl(351, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#648580  rgb(100, 133, 128)  hsl(171, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#698564  rgb(105, 133, 100)  hsl(111, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#646985  rgb(100, 105, 133)  hsl(231, 14%, 46%)  Old Lavender