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#8F656D

#8f656d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8f656d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.37% magenta, 23.78% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 348.57°, with 17.21% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1625

Complementary

  1. #8f656d
  2. #658f87

Split complementary

  1. #8f656d
  2. #658f72
  3. #65828f

Analogous

  1. #8f6582
  2. #8f656d
  3. #8f7265

Triadic

  1. #8f656d
  2. #6d8f65
  3. #656d8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f656d
  2. #8f8765
  3. #658f87
  4. #656d8f

Square

  1. #8f656d
  2. #828f65
  3. #658f87
  4. #72658f

Monochromatic

  1. #352629
  2. #62454b
  3. #8f656d
  4. #b19096
  5. #d0bdc0

Shades

#8f656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f656d
  2. #815b62
  3. #725157
  4. #64474c
  5. #563d41
  6. #483337
  7. #39282c
  8. #2b1e21
  9. #1d1416
  10. #0e0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f656d
  2. #9a747c
  3. #a5848a
  4. #b19399
  5. #bca3a7
  6. #c7b2b6
  7. #d2c1c5
  8. #ddd1d3
  9. #e9e0e2
  10. #f4f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f656d
  2. #8e686f
  3. #8c6a71
  4. #8b6d73
  5. #897075
  6. #887377
  7. #867578
  8. #85787a
  9. #837b7c
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75736c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #976268 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b696d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806e6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94636a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f656d {
  color: #8f656d;
}
Background
.bg-8f656d {
  background-color: #8f656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f656d {
  border: 2px solid #8f656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 17% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f656d, #8f7265);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.09 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.44 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.35 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.80 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.81 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.57 #709a92 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8f656d  rgb(143, 101, 109)  hsl(349, 17%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#658f87  rgb(101, 143, 135)  hsl(169, 17%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#6d8f65  rgb(109, 143, 101)  hsl(109, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green
#656d8f  rgb(101, 109, 143)  hsl(229, 17%, 48%)  Queen Blue