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#896166

#896166 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#896166 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 38.04% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.2% magenta, 25.55% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 17.09% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #896166
  2. #618984

Split complementary

  1. #896166
  2. #618970
  3. #617a89

Analogous

  1. #89617a
  2. #896166
  3. #897061

Triadic

  1. #896166
  2. #668961
  3. #616689

Tetradic

  1. #896166
  2. #898461
  3. #618984
  4. #616689

Square

  1. #896166
  2. #7a8961
  3. #618984
  4. #706189

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2223
  2. #5c4145
  3. #896166
  4. #ac8a8e
  5. #ccb7ba

Shades

#896166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896166
  2. #7b575c
  3. #6e4e52
  4. #604447
  5. #523a3d
  6. #453133
  7. #372729
  8. #291d1f
  9. #1b1314
  10. #0e0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#896166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896166
  2. #957175
  3. #a18185
  4. #ac9094
  5. #b8a0a3
  6. #c4b0b3
  7. #d0c0c2
  8. #dcd0d1
  9. #e7dfe0
  10. #f3eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896166
  2. #886469
  3. #87676b
  4. #866a6e
  5. #856d70
  6. #857173
  7. #847476
  8. #837778
  9. #827a7b
  10. #817d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786769 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676766 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716e65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766566 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6966 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e5f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896166 {
  color: #896166;
}
Background
.bg-896166 {
  background-color: #896166;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-896166 {
  border: 2px solid #896166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 97 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 17% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896166, #897061);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 97 102 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.08 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.77 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.03 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.18 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.03 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.04 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.30 #769e99 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#896166  rgb(137, 97, 102)  hsl(353, 17%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#618984  rgb(97, 137, 132)  hsl(173, 17%, 46%)  Xanadu
#668961  rgb(102, 137, 97)  hsl(113, 17%, 46%)  Fern Green
#616689  rgb(97, 102, 137)  hsl(233, 17%, 46%)  Queen Blue