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#8A5B5E

#8a5b5e ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a5b5e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 35.69% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.06% magenta, 31.88% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 356.17°, with 20.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #5b8a87

Split complementary

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #5b8a6f
  3. #5b758a

Analogous

  1. #8a5b75
  2. #8a5b5e
  3. #8a6f5b

Triadic

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #5e8a5b
  3. #5b5e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #8a875b
  3. #5b8a87
  4. #5b5e8a

Square

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #758a5b
  3. #5b8a87
  4. #6f5b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1e1f
  2. #5c3d3f
  3. #8a5b5e
  4. #ae8486
  5. #ccb2b4

Shades

#8a5b5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #7c5255
  3. #6e494b
  4. #614042
  5. #533738
  6. #452e2f
  7. #372426
  8. #291b1c
  9. #1c1213
  10. #0e0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5b5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #966b6e
  3. #a17c7e
  4. #ad8c8e
  5. #b99d9e
  6. #c5adaf
  7. #d0bdbf
  8. #dccecf
  9. #e8dedf
  10. #f3efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5b5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5b5e
  2. #895f61
  3. #886265
  4. #876668
  5. #866a6c
  6. #856e6f
  7. #847172
  8. #837576
  9. #827979
  10. #817c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63625e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6b5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93565c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755f5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b655e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f585d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5b5e {
  color: #8a5b5e;
}
Background
.bg-8a5b5e {
  background-color: #8a5b5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5b5e {
  border: 2px solid #8a5b5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5b5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 91 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 21% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5b5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5b5e, #8a6f5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5b5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 91 94 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 4.81 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.83 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 6.69 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.27 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.94 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.37 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.04 #75a4a1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a5b5e  rgb(138, 91, 94)  hsl(356, 21%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#5b8a87  rgb(91, 138, 135)  hsl(176, 21%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#5e8a5b  rgb(94, 138, 91)  hsl(116, 21%, 45%)  Sea Green
#5b5e8a  rgb(91, 94, 138)  hsl(236, 21%, 45%)  Queen Blue