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#98656D

#98656d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#98656d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.55% magenta, 28.29% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 350.59°, with 20.16% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #98656d
  2. #659890

Split complementary

  1. #98656d
  2. #659877
  3. #658798

Analogous

  1. #986587
  2. #98656d
  3. #987765

Triadic

  1. #98656d
  2. #6d9865
  3. #656d98

Tetradic

  1. #98656d
  2. #989065
  3. #659890
  4. #656d98

Square

  1. #98656d
  2. #879865
  3. #659890
  4. #776598

Monochromatic

  1. #3c282b
  2. #6a464c
  3. #98656d
  4. #b79398
  5. #d5c1c4

Shades

#98656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98656d
  2. #895b62
  3. #7a5157
  4. #6a474c
  5. #5b3d41
  6. #4c3337
  7. #3d282c
  8. #2e1e21
  9. #1e1416
  10. #0f0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#98656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98656d
  2. #a2747c
  3. #ad848a
  4. #b79399
  5. #c1a3a7
  6. #ccb2b6
  7. #d6c1c5
  8. #e0d1d3
  9. #eae0e2
  10. #f5f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98656d
  2. #96686f
  3. #936a71
  4. #916d73
  5. #8e7075
  6. #8c7377
  7. #8a7578
  8. #87787a
  9. #857b7c
  10. #827d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836e71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6d6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806a6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87706c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e636a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98656d {
  color: #98656d;
}
Background
.bg-98656d {
  background-color: #98656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-98656d {
  border: 2px solid #98656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98656d, #987765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 3.27 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 3.27 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.56 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.89 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.11 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.87 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.29 #679a92 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#98656d  rgb(152, 101, 109)  hsl(351, 20%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#659890  rgb(101, 152, 144)  hsl(171, 20%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#6d9865  rgb(109, 152, 101)  hsl(111, 20%, 50%)  Asparagus
#656d98  rgb(101, 109, 152)  hsl(231, 20%, 50%)  Queen Blue