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#856474

#856474 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856474 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 12.78% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 330.91°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #856474
  2. #648575

Split complementary

  1. #856474
  2. #648565
  3. #648585

Analogous

  1. #856485
  2. #856474
  3. #856564

Triadic

  1. #856474
  2. #748564
  3. #647485

Tetradic

  1. #856474
  2. #857564
  3. #648575
  4. #647485

Square

  1. #856474
  2. #858564
  3. #648575
  4. #656485

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2228
  2. #59434e
  3. #856474
  4. #a98d9a
  5. #cab8c1

Shades

#856474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856474
  2. #785a68
  3. #6a505d
  4. #5d4651
  5. #503c46
  6. #43323a
  7. #35282e
  8. #281e23
  9. #1b1417
  10. #0d0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#856474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856474
  2. #917482
  3. #9d8390
  4. #aa939e
  5. #b6a2ac
  6. #c2b2ba
  7. #cec1c7
  8. #dad1d5
  9. #e7e0e3
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856474
  2. #856775
  3. #846a76
  4. #846c78
  5. #836f79
  6. #83727a
  7. #82757b
  8. #82787c
  9. #817a7e
  10. #817d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666a75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6f73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a6369 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746874 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786b73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88646e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856474 {
  color: #856474;
}
Background
.bg-856474 {
  background-color: #856474;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856474 {
  border: 2px solid #856474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856474, #856564);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 116 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.94 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.46 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.66 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.93 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.04 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.41 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.72 #7a9b8b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856474  rgb(133, 100, 116)  hsl(331, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#648575  rgb(100, 133, 117)  hsl(151, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#748564  rgb(116, 133, 100)  hsl(91, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#647485  rgb(100, 116, 133)  hsl(211, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray