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#855C77

#855c77 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#855c77 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.08% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.83% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 320.49°, with 18.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #855c77
  2. #5c856a

Split complementary

  1. #855c77
  2. #63855c
  3. #5c857f

Analogous

  1. #7f5c85
  2. #855c77
  3. #855c63

Triadic

  1. #855c77
  2. #77855c
  3. #5c7785

Tetradic

  1. #855c77
  2. #856a5c
  3. #5c856a
  4. #5c7785

Square

  1. #855c77
  2. #857f5c
  3. #5c856a
  4. #5c6385

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1d26
  2. #583d4f
  3. #855c77
  4. #aa849d
  5. #c9b1c1

Shades

#855c77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855c77
  2. #78536b
  3. #6a4a5f
  4. #5d4053
  5. #503747
  6. #432e3c
  7. #352530
  8. #281c24
  9. #1b1218
  10. #0d090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#855c77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855c77
  2. #916c85
  3. #9d7d92
  4. #aa8da0
  5. #b69dad
  6. #c2aebb
  7. #cebec9
  8. #daced6
  9. #e7dee4
  10. #f3eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855c77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855c77
  2. #856078
  3. #846379
  4. #84677a
  5. #836a7b
  6. #836e7c
  7. #82727c
  8. #82757d
  9. #81797e
  10. #817c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75646f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6578 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676b76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a5d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6178 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746576 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #885c6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855c77 {
  color: #855c77;
}
Background
.bg-855c77 {
  background-color: #855c77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855c77 {
  border: 2px solid #855c77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855c77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 92 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 18% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855c77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855c77, #855c63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855c77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 92 119 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.01 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 6.53 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.84 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.17 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.44 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 11.84 #7aa388 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#855c77  rgb(133, 92, 119)  hsl(320, 18%, 44%)  Mauve Taupe
#5c856a  rgb(92, 133, 106)  hsl(140, 18%, 44%)  Viridian
#77855c  rgb(119, 133, 92)  hsl(80, 18%, 44%)  Moss Green
#5c7785  rgb(92, 119, 133)  hsl(200, 18%, 44%)  Slate Gray