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#856475

#856475 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#856475 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 12.03% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 329.09°, with 14.16% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #856475
  2. #648574

Split complementary

  1. #856475
  2. #658564
  3. #648585

Analogous

  1. #856485
  2. #856475
  3. #856465

Triadic

  1. #856475
  2. #758564
  3. #647585

Tetradic

  1. #856475
  2. #857464
  3. #648574
  4. #647585

Square

  1. #856475
  2. #858564
  3. #648574
  4. #646585

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2228
  2. #59434f
  3. #856475
  4. #a98d9b
  5. #cab8c1

Shades

#856475 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856475
  2. #785a69
  3. #6a505e
  4. #5d4652
  5. #503c46
  6. #43323b
  7. #35282f
  8. #281e23
  9. #1b1417
  10. #0d0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#856475 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856475
  2. #917483
  3. #9d8391
  4. #aa939e
  5. #b6a2ac
  6. #c2b2ba
  7. #cec1c8
  8. #dad1d6
  9. #e7e0e3
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856475 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856475
  2. #856776
  3. #846a77
  4. #846c78
  5. #836f79
  6. #83727b
  7. #82757c
  8. #82787d
  9. #817a7e
  10. #817d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666a76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6f74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a646a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786b74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88646e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856475 {
  color: #856475;
}
Background
.bg-856475 {
  background-color: #856475;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856475 {
  border: 2px solid #856475;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856475;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856475 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856475, #856465);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856475 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 117 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.08 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.43 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.59 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.23 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.92 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.46 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.82 #7a9b8a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#856475  rgb(133, 100, 117)  hsl(329, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#648574  rgb(100, 133, 116)  hsl(149, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#758564  rgb(117, 133, 100)  hsl(89, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#647585  rgb(100, 117, 133)  hsl(209, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray