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#85565D

#85565d ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#85565d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 33.73% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.34% magenta, 30.08% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 351.06°, with 21.46% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1243

Complementary

  1. #85565d
  2. #56857e

Split complementary

  1. #85565d
  2. #568566
  3. #567485

Analogous

  1. #855674
  2. #85565d
  3. #856656

Triadic

  1. #85565d
  2. #5d8556
  3. #565d85

Tetradic

  1. #85565d
  2. #857e56
  3. #56857e
  4. #565d85

Square

  1. #85565d
  2. #748556
  3. #56857e
  4. #665685

Monochromatic

  1. #281a1c
  2. #57383d
  3. #85565d
  4. #ab7d84
  5. #c9abb0

Shades

#85565d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85565d
  2. #784d54
  3. #6a454a
  4. #5d3c41
  5. #503438
  6. #432b2f
  7. #352225
  8. #281a1c
  9. #1b1113
  10. #0d0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#85565d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85565d
  2. #91676d
  3. #9d787d
  4. #aa898e
  5. #b69a9e
  6. #c2abae
  7. #cebbbe
  8. #daccce
  9. #e7dddf
  10. #f3eeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85565d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85565d
  2. #855a61
  3. #845e64
  4. #846368
  5. #83676b
  6. #836b6f
  7. #826f72
  8. #827376
  9. #817879
  10. #817c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #725e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69665c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d5258 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75605c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a545a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85565d {
  color: #85565d;
}
Background
.bg-85565d {
  background-color: #85565d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-85565d {
  border: 2px solid #85565d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85565d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 86 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 21% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85565d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85565d, #856656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85565d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 86 93 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.71 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.85 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.01 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.12 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.06 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.97 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.11 #7aa9a2 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#85565d  rgb(133, 86, 93)  hsl(351, 21%, 43%)  Mauve Taupe
#56857e  rgb(86, 133, 126)  hsl(171, 21%, 43%)  Viridian
#5d8556  rgb(93, 133, 86)  hsl(111, 21%, 43%)  Fern Green
#565d85  rgb(86, 93, 133)  hsl(231, 21%, 43%)  Queen Blue