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#856367

#856367 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856367 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 38.82% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.56% magenta, 22.56% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 352.94°, with 14.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #856367
  2. #638581

Split complementary

  1. #856367
  2. #638570
  3. #637885

Analogous

  1. #856378
  2. #856367
  3. #857063

Triadic

  1. #856367
  2. #678563
  3. #636785

Tetradic

  1. #856367
  2. #858163
  3. #638581
  4. #636785

Square

  1. #856367
  2. #788563
  3. #638581
  4. #706385

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2223
  2. #594245
  3. #856367
  4. #a98b8f
  5. #cab7b9

Shades

#856367 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856367
  2. #78595d
  3. #6a4f52
  4. #5d4548
  5. #503b3e
  6. #433234
  7. #352829
  8. #281e1f
  9. #1b1415
  10. #0d0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#856367 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856367
  2. #917376
  3. #9d8285
  4. #aa9295
  5. #b6a1a4
  6. #c2b1b3
  7. #cec1c2
  8. #dad0d1
  9. #e7e0e1
  10. #f3eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856367 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856367
  2. #85666a
  3. #84696c
  4. #846c6f
  5. #836f71
  6. #837274
  7. #827476
  8. #827779
  9. #817a7b
  10. #817d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686867 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706e66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c6064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756667 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796a67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #896165 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856367 {
  color: #856367;
}
Background
.bg-856367 {
  background-color: #856367;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856367 {
  border: 2px solid #856367;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856367;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 99 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 15% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856367 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856367, #857063);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856367 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 99 103 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.55 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 5.85 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.96 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.90 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.39 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.46 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.05 #7a9c98 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856367  rgb(133, 99, 103)  hsl(353, 15%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#638581  rgb(99, 133, 129)  hsl(173, 15%, 45%)  Xanadu
#678563  rgb(103, 133, 99)  hsl(113, 15%, 45%)  Xanadu
#636785  rgb(99, 103, 133)  hsl(233, 15%, 45%)  Old Lavender