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#8A6773

#8a6773 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a6773 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 339.43°, with 14.52% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #8a6773
  2. #678a7e

Split complementary

  1. #8a6773
  2. #678a6c
  3. #67848a

Analogous

  1. #8a6784
  2. #8a6773
  3. #8a6c67

Triadic

  1. #8a6773
  2. #738a67
  3. #67738a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6773
  2. #8a7e67
  3. #678a7e
  4. #67738a

Square

  1. #8a6773
  2. #848a67
  3. #678a7e
  4. #6c678a

Monochromatic

  1. #32262a
  2. #5e464e
  3. #8a6773
  4. #ad919a
  5. #cdbdc2

Shades

#8a6773 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6773
  2. #7c5d68
  3. #6e525c
  4. #614851
  5. #533e45
  6. #45343a
  7. #37292e
  8. #291f23
  9. #1c1517
  10. #0e0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6773 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6773
  2. #967681
  3. #a1858f
  4. #ad959d
  5. #b9a4ab
  6. #c5b3b9
  7. #d0c2c7
  8. #dcd1d5
  9. #e8e1e3
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6773 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6773
  2. #896a74
  3. #886c76
  4. #876f77
  5. #867178
  6. #85747a
  7. #84767b
  8. #83797c
  9. #827b7d
  10. #817e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6d73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737372 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90666b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786b73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6e73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e666e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6773 {
  color: #8a6773;
}
Background
.bg-8a6773 {
  background-color: #8a6773;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6773 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6773;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6773;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6773 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6773, #8a6c67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6773 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 115 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.33 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.53 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.87 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.86 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.16 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 11.38 #75988c Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a6773  rgb(138, 103, 115)  hsl(339, 15%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#678a7e  rgb(103, 138, 126)  hsl(159, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#738a67  rgb(115, 138, 103)  hsl(99, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#67738a  rgb(103, 115, 138)  hsl(219, 15%, 47%)  Slate Gray