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#97697C

#97697c ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#97697c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.46% magenta, 17.88% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 335.22°, with 18.11% saturation and 50.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1814

Complementary

  1. #97697c
  2. #699784

Split complementary

  1. #97697c
  2. #69976d
  3. #699397

Analogous

  1. #976993
  2. #97697c
  3. #976d69

Triadic

  1. #97697c
  2. #7c9769
  3. #697c97

Tetradic

  1. #97697c
  2. #978469
  3. #699784
  4. #697c97

Square

  1. #97697c
  2. #939769
  3. #699784
  4. #6d6997

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2a32
  2. #6a4a57
  3. #97697c
  4. #b696a3
  5. #d6c3cb

Shades

#97697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97697c
  2. #885f70
  3. #795463
  4. #6a4a57
  5. #5b3f4a
  6. #4c353e
  7. #3c2a32
  8. #2d2025
  9. #1e1519
  10. #0f0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#97697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97697c
  2. #a17889
  3. #ac8796
  4. #b696a3
  5. #c1a5b0
  6. #cbb4be
  7. #d5c3cb
  8. #e0d2d8
  9. #eae1e5
  10. #f5f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97697c
  2. #956b7c
  3. #926e7d
  4. #90707d
  5. #8e727e
  6. #8c757e
  7. #89777e
  8. #87797f
  9. #857b7f
  10. #827e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e717d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78797b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e676f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806e7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86737b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b6875 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97697c {
  color: #97697c;
}
Background
.bg-97697c {
  background-color: #97697c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97697c {
  border: 2px solid #97697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 18% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97697c, #976d69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.30 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.60 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.78 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.87 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.82 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.44 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.63 #689683 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#97697c  rgb(151, 105, 124)  hsl(335, 18%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#699784  rgb(105, 151, 132)  hsl(155, 18%, 50%)  Xanadu
#7c9769  rgb(124, 151, 105)  hsl(95, 18%, 50%)  Moss Green
#697c97  rgb(105, 124, 151)  hsl(215, 18%, 50%)  Slate Gray