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#894E5E

#894e5e ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#894e5e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 30.59% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.73°, with 27.44% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #894e5e
  2. #4e8979

Split complementary

  1. #894e5e
  2. #4e895c
  3. #4e7c89

Analogous

  1. #894e7c
  2. #894e5e
  3. #895c4e

Triadic

  1. #894e5e
  2. #5e894e
  3. #4e5e89

Tetradic

  1. #894e5e
  2. #89794e
  3. #4e8979
  4. #4e5e89

Square

  1. #894e5e
  2. #7c894e
  3. #4e8979
  4. #5c4e89

Monochromatic

  1. #28161b
  2. #58323d
  3. #894e5e
  4. #b07484
  5. #cba5af

Shades

#894e5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #894e5e
  2. #7b4655
  3. #6e3e4b
  4. #603742
  5. #522f38
  6. #45272f
  7. #371f26
  8. #29171c
  9. #1b1013
  10. #0e0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#894e5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #894e5e
  2. #95606e
  3. #a1717e
  4. #ac838e
  5. #b8959e
  6. #c4a7af
  7. #d0b8bf
  8. #dccacf
  9. #e7dcdf
  10. #f3edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#894e5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #894e5e
  2. #885361
  3. #875865
  4. #865d68
  5. #85626c
  6. #85676f
  7. #846c72
  8. #837176
  9. #827679
  10. #817b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57595e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66645d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924a54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e555e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755c5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f4b58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-894e5e {
  color: #894e5e;
}
Background
.bg-894e5e {
  background-color: #894e5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-894e5e {
  border: 2px solid #894e5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #894e5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 78 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 27% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-894e5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #894e5e, #895c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-894e5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 78 94 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.60 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 5.70 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.09 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.29 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.38 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.71 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.12 #76b1a1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#894e5e  rgb(137, 78, 94)  hsl(344, 27%, 42%)  Mauve Taupe
#4e8979  rgb(78, 137, 121)  hsl(164, 27%, 42%)  Viridian
#5e894e  rgb(94, 137, 78)  hsl(104, 27%, 42%)  Fern Green
#4e5e89  rgb(78, 94, 137)  hsl(224, 27%, 42%)  Queen Blue