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#87696F

#87696f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#87696f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 41.18% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 17.78% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 12.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #87696f
  2. #698781

Split complementary

  1. #87696f
  2. #698772
  3. #697e87

Analogous

  1. #87697e
  2. #87696f
  3. #877269

Triadic

  1. #87696f
  2. #6f8769
  3. #696f87

Tetradic

  1. #87696f
  2. #878169
  3. #698781
  4. #696f87

Square

  1. #87696f
  2. #7e8769
  3. #698781
  4. #726987

Monochromatic

  1. #312628
  2. #5c484c
  3. #87696f
  4. #aa9297
  5. #ccbdc0

Shades

#87696f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87696f
  2. #7a5f64
  3. #6c5459
  4. #5f4a4e
  5. #513f43
  6. #443538
  7. #362a2c
  8. #292021
  9. #1b1516
  10. #0e0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#87696f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87696f
  2. #93787d
  3. #9f878c
  4. #ab969a
  5. #b7a5a9
  6. #c3b4b7
  7. #cfc3c5
  8. #dbd2d4
  9. #e7e1e2
  10. #f3f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87696f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87696f
  2. #866b71
  3. #866e72
  4. #857074
  5. #847276
  6. #847578
  7. #837779
  8. #82797b
  9. #817b7d
  10. #817e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6e70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6e6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74736e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d676b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a686d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87696f {
  color: #87696f;
}
Background
.bg-87696f {
  background-color: #87696f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-87696f {
  border: 2px solid #87696f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87696f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 105 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 13% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87696f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87696f, #877269);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87696f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 105 111 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.37 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.48 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.74 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.75 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.44 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.03 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 12.28 #789690 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#87696f  rgb(135, 105, 111)  hsl(348, 13%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#698781  rgb(105, 135, 129)  hsl(168, 13%, 47%)  Xanadu
#6f8769  rgb(111, 135, 105)  hsl(108, 13%, 47%)  Xanadu
#696f87  rgb(105, 111, 135)  hsl(228, 13%, 47%)  Slate Gray