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#8A6779

#8a6779 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a6779 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 12.32% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 329.14°, with 14.52% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #8a6779
  2. #678a78

Split complementary

  1. #8a6779
  2. #678a67
  3. #678a89

Analogous

  1. #89678a
  2. #8a6779
  3. #8a6767

Triadic

  1. #8a6779
  2. #798a67
  3. #67798a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6779
  2. #8a7867
  3. #678a78
  4. #67798a

Square

  1. #8a6779
  2. #8a8967
  3. #678a78
  4. #67678a

Monochromatic

  1. #32262c
  2. #5e4653
  3. #8a6779
  4. #ad919f
  5. #cdbdc5

Shades

#8a6779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6779
  2. #7c5d6d
  3. #6e5261
  4. #614855
  5. #533e49
  6. #45343d
  7. #372930
  8. #291f24
  9. #1c1518
  10. #0e0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6779
  2. #967686
  3. #a18594
  4. #ad95a1
  5. #b9a4af
  6. #c5b3bc
  7. #d0c2c9
  8. #dcd1d7
  9. #e8e1e4
  10. #f3f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6779
  2. #896a7a
  3. #886c7a
  4. #876f7b
  5. #86717c
  6. #85747d
  7. #84767d
  8. #83797e
  9. #827b7f
  10. #817e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696e7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717378 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f676d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786b79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6e78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6772 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6779 {
  color: #8a6779;
}
Background
.bg-8a6779 {
  background-color: #8a6779;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6779 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6779, #8a6767);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 121 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.96 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.20 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.94 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.37 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.11 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 12.00 #759886 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a6779  rgb(138, 103, 121)  hsl(329, 15%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#678a78  rgb(103, 138, 120)  hsl(149, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#798a67  rgb(121, 138, 103)  hsl(89, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#67798a  rgb(103, 121, 138)  hsl(209, 15%, 47%)  Slate Gray