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#97656D

#97656d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#97656d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.11% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.4°, with 19.84% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #97656d
  2. #65978f

Split complementary

  1. #97656d
  2. #659776
  3. #658697

Analogous

  1. #976586
  2. #97656d
  3. #977665

Triadic

  1. #97656d
  2. #6d9765
  3. #656d97

Tetradic

  1. #97656d
  2. #978f65
  3. #65978f
  4. #656d97

Square

  1. #97656d
  2. #869765
  3. #65978f
  4. #766597

Monochromatic

  1. #3b282b
  2. #69464c
  3. #97656d
  4. #b69298
  5. #d5c0c3

Shades

#97656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97656d
  2. #885b62
  3. #795157
  4. #6a474c
  5. #5b3d41
  6. #4c3337
  7. #3c282c
  8. #2d1e21
  9. #1e1416
  10. #0f0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#97656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97656d
  2. #a1747c
  3. #ac848a
  4. #b69399
  5. #c1a3a7
  6. #cbb2b6
  7. #d5c1c5
  8. #e0d1d3
  9. #eae0e2
  10. #f5f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97656d
  2. #95686f
  3. #926a71
  4. #906d73
  5. #8e7075
  6. #8c7377
  7. #897578
  8. #87787a
  9. #857b7c
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6d6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806a6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86706c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c636a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97656d {
  color: #97656d;
}
Background
.bg-97656d {
  background-color: #97656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-97656d {
  border: 2px solid #97656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97656d, #977665);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.14 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 3.33 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.79 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.08 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.25 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.79 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.07 #689a92 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#97656d  rgb(151, 101, 109)  hsl(350, 20%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#65978f  rgb(101, 151, 143)  hsl(170, 20%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#6d9765  rgb(109, 151, 101)  hsl(110, 20%, 49%)  Asparagus
#656d97  rgb(101, 109, 151)  hsl(230, 20%, 49%)  Queen Blue