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#85656D

#85656d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#85656d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.06% magenta, 18.05% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 13.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #85656d
  2. #65857d

Split complementary

  1. #85656d
  2. #65856d
  3. #657d85

Analogous

  1. #85657d
  2. #85656d
  3. #856d65

Triadic

  1. #85656d
  2. #6d8565
  3. #656d85

Tetradic

  1. #85656d
  2. #857d65
  3. #65857d
  4. #656d85

Square

  1. #85656d
  2. #7d8565
  3. #65857d
  4. #6d6585

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2326
  2. #5a4449
  3. #85656d
  4. #a98e94
  5. #cab9bd

Shades

#85656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85656d
  2. #785b62
  3. #6a5157
  4. #5d474c
  5. #503d41
  6. #433337
  7. #35282c
  8. #281e21
  9. #1b1416
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#85656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85656d
  2. #91747c
  3. #9d848a
  4. #aa9399
  5. #b6a3a7
  6. #c2b2b6
  7. #cec1c5
  8. #dad1d3
  9. #e7e0e2
  10. #f3f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85656d
  2. #85686f
  3. #846a71
  4. #846d73
  5. #837075
  6. #837377
  7. #827578
  8. #82787a
  9. #817b7c
  10. #817d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786a6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706f6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6368 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75686d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796b6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88646a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85656d {
  color: #85656d;
}
Background
.bg-85656d {
  background-color: #85656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-85656d {
  border: 2px solid #85656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85656d, #856d65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.25 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.34 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.89 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.51 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.13 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.33 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.77 #7a9a92 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#85656d  rgb(133, 101, 109)  hsl(345, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#65857d  rgb(101, 133, 125)  hsl(165, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#6d8565  rgb(109, 133, 101)  hsl(105, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#656d85  rgb(101, 109, 133)  hsl(225, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray