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#856472

#856472 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856472 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 334.55°, 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #856472
  2. #648577

Split complementary

  1. #856472
  2. #648567
  3. #648385

Analogous

  1. #856483
  2. #856472
  3. #856764

Triadic

  1. #856472
  2. #728564
  3. #647285

Tetradic

  1. #856472
  2. #857764
  3. #648577
  4. #647285

Square

  1. #856472
  2. #838564
  3. #648577
  4. #676485

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2227
  2. #59434d
  3. #856472
  4. #a98d99
  5. #cab8c0

Shades

#856472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856472
  2. #785a67
  3. #6a505b
  4. #5d4650
  5. #503c44
  6. #433239
  7. #35282e
  8. #281e22
  9. #1b1417
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#856472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856472
  2. #917480
  3. #9d838e
  4. #aa939c
  5. #b6a2aa
  6. #c2b2b9
  7. #cec1c7
  8. #dad1d5
  9. #e7e0e3
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856472
  2. #856773
  3. #846a75
  4. #846c76
  5. #836f78
  6. #837279
  7. #82757a
  8. #82787c
  9. #817a7d
  10. #817d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776a6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676a73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6f71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a6369 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746872 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786b72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88636d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856472 {
  color: #856472;
}
Background
.bg-856472 {
  background-color: #856472;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856472 {
  border: 2px solid #856472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856472, #856764);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 114 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.75 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.61 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.34 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.85 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.32 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.23 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.34 #7a9b8d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856472  rgb(133, 100, 114)  hsl(335, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#648577  rgb(100, 133, 119)  hsl(155, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#728564  rgb(114, 133, 100)  hsl(95, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#647285  rgb(100, 114, 133)  hsl(215, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray