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#7B596D

#7b596d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#7b596d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 34.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.64% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 324.71°, with 16.04% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1246

Complementary

  1. #7b596d
  2. #597b67

Split complementary

  1. #7b596d
  2. #5c7b59
  3. #597b78

Analogous

  1. #78597b
  2. #7b596d
  3. #7b595c

Triadic

  1. #7b596d
  2. #6d7b59
  3. #596d7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b596d
  2. #7b6759
  3. #597b67
  4. #596d7b

Square

  1. #7b596d
  2. #7b7859
  3. #597b67
  4. #595c7b

Monochromatic

  1. #22191e
  2. #4f3946
  3. #7b596d
  4. #a27e93
  5. #c2abb9

Shades

#7b596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b596d
  2. #6f5062
  3. #624757
  4. #563e4c
  5. #4a3541
  6. #3e2d37
  7. #31242c
  8. #251b21
  9. #191216
  10. #0c090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b596d
  2. #886a7c
  3. #957a8a
  4. #a38b99
  5. #b09ba7
  6. #bdacb6
  7. #cabdc5
  8. #d7cdd3
  9. #e5dee2
  10. #f2eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b596d
  2. #7c5d6f
  3. #7c6171
  4. #7d6573
  5. #7d6975
  6. #7e6d77
  7. #7e7078
  8. #7f747a
  9. #7f787c
  10. #807c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d5f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b606e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63656c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f5960 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695d6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d606c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e5965 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b596d {
  color: #7b596d;
}
Background
.bg-7b596d {
  background-color: #7b596d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7b596d {
  border: 2px solid #7b596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 16% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b596d, #7b595c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.50 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.07 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.51 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.95 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.47 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 11.55 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.75 #84a692 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#7b596d  rgb(123, 89, 109)  hsl(325, 16%, 42%)  Mauve Taupe
#597b67  rgb(89, 123, 103)  hsl(145, 16%, 42%)  Viridian
#6d7b59  rgb(109, 123, 89)  hsl(85, 16%, 42%)  Fern Green
#596d7b  rgb(89, 109, 123)  hsl(205, 16%, 42%)  Slate Gray