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#856470

#856470 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856470 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 15.79% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 338.18°, with 14.16% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #856470
  2. #648579

Split complementary

  1. #856470
  2. #648569
  3. #648185

Analogous

  1. #856481
  2. #856470
  3. #856964

Triadic

  1. #856470
  2. #708564
  3. #647085

Tetradic

  1. #856470
  2. #857964
  3. #648579
  4. #647085

Square

  1. #856470
  2. #818564
  3. #648579
  4. #696485

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2226
  2. #59434b
  3. #856470
  4. #a98d97
  5. #cab8bf

Shades

#856470 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856470
  2. #785a65
  3. #6a505a
  4. #5d464e
  5. #503c43
  6. #433238
  7. #35282d
  8. #281e22
  9. #1b1416
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#856470 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856470
  2. #91747e
  3. #9d838d
  4. #aa939b
  5. #b6a2a9
  6. #c2b2b8
  7. #cec1c6
  8. #dad1d4
  9. #e7e0e2
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856470 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856470
  2. #856772
  3. #846a73
  4. #846c75
  5. #836f76
  6. #837278
  7. #82757a
  8. #82787b
  9. #817a7d
  10. #817d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77696e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676a70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6f6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a6368 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746770 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786b70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88636b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856470 {
  color: #856470;
}
Background
.bg-856470 {
  background-color: #856470;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856470 {
  border: 2px solid #856470;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856470;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 338 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856470 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856470, #856964);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856470 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 112 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.67 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.86 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.77 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.11 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.66 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.76 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.95 #7a9b8f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856470  rgb(133, 100, 112)  hsl(338, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#648579  rgb(100, 133, 121)  hsl(158, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#708564  rgb(112, 133, 100)  hsl(98, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#647085  rgb(100, 112, 133)  hsl(218, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray